She fell from 33,000 feet and lived: The extraordinary tale of Vesna Vulović, the lone survivor in the 1972 plane crash

A clerical error placed flight attendant Vesna Vulović on a doomed 1972 flight that exploded mid-air. Miraculously, she survived a 33,333-foot fall, becoming a national hero and Guinness World Record holder. Despite severe injuries and memory loss, Vulović walked again, embodying incredible resilience. The cause was officially a bomb, though theories persisted.

She fell from 33,000 feet and lived: The extraordinary tale of Vesna Vulović, the lone survivor in the 1972 plane crash
A clerical error placed flight attendant Vesna Vulović on a doomed 1972 flight that exploded mid-air. Miraculously, she survived a 33,333-foot fall, becoming a national hero and Guinness World Record holder. Despite severe injuries and memory loss, Vulović walked again, embodying incredible resilience. The cause was officially a bomb, though theories persisted.