Juliane Koepcke has gone on to devote her life to preserving the rain forest that caught and then saved her. Her story is one of miraculous and epic survival, as well as a "green"-inspired book that will leave all with a renewed respect and appreciation for the environment and our role in it.
""When I Fell From the Sky: The True Story of One Woman's
Miraculous Survival
Juliane Koepcke, with Beate Rygiert, translated from the German by
Ross Benjamin. Titletown Publishing (www.titletownpublishing.com),
$22.95 (227p)
"On Christmas Eve, 1971, 17-year-old Koepcke and her mother were
flying from Lima to Pucallpa when their plane was struck by
lightning during a freak storm. Catapulted from the plane two miles
above the Peruvian rain forest, she landed in the jungle and
miraculously survived. After regaining consciousness, she found
herself alone and hurt, with a broken collarbone and a gash in her
leg. Having spent a few years in the jungle during her youth, she
was able to use the knowledge she had accumulated to survive, and,
after an 11-day trek, she stumbled into the camp of three forest
workers and was saved. Koepcke later followed in her parents'
footsteps to become a zoologist, dedicating her life to realizing
their dream of creating a nature preserve in Panguana. Her memoir
is a gripping account of a harrowing adventure and an inspiring
life."-- (Nov.) PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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