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Describes how various people survived not only plane crashes, but being lost in the wilderness for many days before being rescued.
When a pilots sends a "mayday" message, it means there is serious trouble. Discover the fascinating, true tales of people who lived to tell about their own terrifying airplane disasters, and what they did to survive.
The author discusses her eight day trek through the Vietnamese jungle after surviving a plane crash and how the lessons learned during that experience prepared her to be a mother to her autistic son.
"When a pilot sends a Mayday message, it means there is serious trouble. Discover the fascinating, true tales of Sully Sullenberger, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 232 and other survivors who experienced terrifying aeroplane disasters and made it out alive." --Publisher's description.
Witness the dangerously impossible with riveting accounts of mankind's astonishing aptitude for survival! This collection proudly presents 10 phenomenally true stories of brave and relentless souls who made it through the world's most horrific airplane crashes. Be among the first to read detailed passages about their unfathomable falls, fight for survival, and road to rescue. Plus, discover personal testimonies about their lives after the disasters. This book also includes a bonus chapter on how to increase your chances of survival in a catastrophic plane crash. --Publisher description.
The true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue dramatised in Netflix's Society of the Snow In October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ... In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mountains, facing death at every step, but inspired by his love for his family Nando drove them on until, finally, 72 days after the crash, they found rescue.
Planes have emergency exits, oxygen masks, and inflatable flotation devices for a reason. Major equipment failure, an extremely severe storm, or another unexpected happening can sometimes take a plane down. This high-interest title expands on the safety demonstration that flight attendants are so famous for making.