Did a flight attendant survive a 30000 foot fall?

Just over fifty years ago Vesna Vulovic fell out of the sky from 30,000 feet – and lived. Vulovic was a flight attendant on JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 on January 26, 1972. The flight was scheduled to operate from Stockholm to Copenhagen to Zagreb and then on to Belgrade with a DC-9.



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The all-time record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute belongs to Yugoslavian flight attendant Vesna Vulovic. She was the sole survivior of a bomb placed onboard JAT Flight 367 in 1972 which saw her plummet more than 30,000 feet.

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This Flight Attendant Fell From 33,000 Feet — and Lived For 44 Years. Just over fifty years ago Vesna Vulovic fell out of the sky from 30,000 feet – and lived.

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Even if you enter feet-first in a straight, vertical line, and like a pencil, that impact can be strong enough to compress your spine, break bones, or give you a concussion. The force of the water can knock people unconscious on impact, and even if you survive, you may drown.

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