Juliane Koepcke was wearing a white confirmation dress and high heels when her plane exploded. She found a squashed birthday cake and some cigarettes. She took the cake with her and ate it, drank from the vines she knew contained water, and used the tobacco as an insect repellent. She also had a knee injury.

This girl made a lot of good decisions and was also lucky. None of the other people who survived the crash managed to survive the jungle.

Sue