Juliane Koepcke: Biography, Facts and Career
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Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke (born 10 October 1954), is a German-Peruvian mammalogist who specialises in bats. She is the daughter of German zoologists Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. Koepcke is known for being the sole survivor of the 1971 LANSA Flight 508 crash. When the plane was struck by lightning, she fell 3,000 m (10,000 ft) while strapped to her seat and suffered numerous injuries including a concussion, broken collarbone, and a torn knee ligament. She survived 11 days alone in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest until she located a lumberjack camp.
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- Full name: Juliane Koepcke
- Born: 1954-10-10
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q95273
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Who is Juliane Koepcke?
Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke (born 10 October 1954), is a German-Peruvian mammalogist who specialises in bats.
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Juliane Koepcke is Germany.
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Juliane Koepcke was born on 1954-10-10.
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