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Juliane Köpcke from Germany was the sole survivor on LANSA flight 508. In 1971, the Peruvian airline Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA) was on route from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru when it was struck by a lightning over the jungle in Peru. The 17 years old Juliane was thrown out of the Lockheed L-188 aircraft at about 10,000 feet, still strapped to its seat. Soon after Juliane hit the ground she gained conscious she began looking for her mother which was with her on the flight, but soon found out that she was alone.