Top 10 People Who Survived the Impossible
The Top Ten
1 Norman Ollestad Jr.
Norman Ollestad is an American author. At the age of eleven, he was the only survivor of a plane crash that claimed the life of his father.
Norman Ollestad is an American author. At the age of eleven, he was the only survivor of a plane crash that claimed the life of his father.
2 Aron Ralston
Aron Lee Ralston is an American outdoorsman, mechanical engineer and motivational speaker known for having survived a canyoneering accident in southeastern Utah in 2003 during which he amputated his own right forearm with a dull pocketknife in order to free himself from a dislodged boulder which had ...read more.
Aron Lee Ralston is an American outdoorsman, mechanical engineer and motivational speaker known for having survived a canyoneering accident in southeastern Utah in 2003 during which he amputated his own right forearm with a dull pocketknife in order to free himself from a dislodged boulder which had ...read more.
3 Amy Racina
An American author and hiker, Amy Racina is known for her book "Angels in the Wilderness," which recounts her solo trekking accident in the Sierra Nevada and subsequent rescue. The book delves into themes of survival, human endurance, and the power of the human spirit.
An American author and hiker, Amy Racina is known for her book "Angels in the Wilderness," which recounts her solo trekking accident in the Sierra Nevada and subsequent rescue. The book delves into themes of survival, human endurance, and the power of the human spirit.
4 Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass was an American frontiersman, fur trapper and trader, hunter, and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and retribution, after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
Hugh Glass was an American frontiersman, fur trapper and trader, hunter, and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and retribution, after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
5 Ricky Megee
Ricky Megee is an Australian, most notable for having been stranded in the Outback and surviving for 71 days in 2006.
Ricky Megee is an Australian, most notable for having been stranded in the Outback and surviving for 71 days in 2006.
6 Juliane Koepcke
Juliane Diller is a German-Peruvian biologist, born in Peru to German expatriates, who was the only survivor of 92 passengers and crew in the 24 December 1971 crash of LANSA Flight 508 in the Peruvian rainforest.
Juliane Diller is a German-Peruvian biologist, born in Peru to German expatriates, who was the only survivor of 92 passengers and crew in the 24 December 1971 crash of LANSA Flight 508 in the Peruvian rainforest.
7 Mauro Prosperi
Mauro Prosperi is an Italian police officer and modern pentathlete who became famous after becoming lost in the Sahara Desert during an endurance event in 1994.
Mauro Prosperi is an Italian police officer and modern pentathlete who became famous after becoming lost in the Sahara Desert during an endurance event in 1994.
8 Matt Suter
An American tornado survivor, Matt Suter is known for being carried 1,307 feet by a tornado in Missouri in 2006 and surviving. His experience has been widely studied for its unique contributions to tornado and atmospheric research.
An American tornado survivor, Matt Suter is known for being carried 1,307 feet by a tornado in Missouri in 2006 and surviving. His experience has been widely studied for its unique contributions to tornado and atmospheric research.
9 Coolidge Winesett
10 Harrison Okene
The Contenders
11 Vesna Vulović
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