Woman Falls 33,000 Feet Without a Parachute

In 1972, Vesna Vulović survived a plane explosion and a fall of 33,000 feet without a parachute, setting the Guinness World Record for the highest fall survived by a human. Factors including her low blood pressure, the plane’s fuselage landing on a snowy mountainside, and timely assistance from a local medic all contributed to her extraordinary survival.