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Juliane Koepcke
Sole survivor of LANSA Flight 508
Juliane Koepcke | |
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Koepcke in April 2019 | |
| Born | (1954-10-10) 10 October 1954 (age 70) Lima, Peru |
| Occupation | Mammalogist |
| Spouse | Erich Diller (m. 1989) |
| Relatives | Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (father) Maria Koepcke (mother) |
Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke (born 10 October 1954), is a German-Peruvian mammalogist who specialises in bats.
The daughter of German zoologists Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke, lightning struck the 1971 LANSA Flight 508 where she became the sole survivor of the crash. She fell 3,000 m (10,000 ft) while strapped to her seat and suffered numerous injuries.
She survived 11 days alone in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest until she rescued herself after finding a local lumberjack camp.
Early life
Koepcke was born in Lima, Peru, on 10 October 1954, the only child of German zoologists Maria (née von Mikulicz-Radecki; 1924–1971) and