Vesna Vulovic died in 2016 at the age of 66.

History is full of incidents that show the courage and resilience of people. But there are very few stories that shine like Vesna Volovich’s. His remarkable journey from tragedy to triumph is a testament to the indomitable human spirit. Ms Volovich was working as a flight attendant on JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 on January 26, 1972, when a suspected bomb brought the plane down in the mountains of Czechoslovakia – now known as the Czech Republic. All 27 passengers and crew died but Ms Woolwich survived.

According to gave The BBCthe plane exploded in mid-air but Ms. Woolwich survived the 33,000-foot fall, the highest recorded fall without a parachute in aviation history.

A team of investigators later said she was trapped in a food basket in the tail section of the plane as it fell to the ground.

The outlet added that the tail landed in a snow-covered and wooded area that was thought to have mitigated the impact.

Ms Woolwich’s screams were heard by Bruno Hohnke and she was taken to hospital where she remained in a coma for 10 days.

Ms Woolwich suffered a fractured skull, two crushed vertebrae and also broke her back, several ribs and both legs.

“I was broken, and the doctors put me back together,” she said The New York Times In 2008

The fall left her temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, but she never surrendered to despair. Ms Woolwich made a near full recovery and returned to work for the airline in a desk job.

His miraculous survival earned him a place in Guinness Book of Records In 1985

She had no memory of the incident and continued to fly as a passenger.

Ms. Volovic’s harrowing experience turned her into a symbol of hope and reconciliation and a celebrity in Serbia. He dedicated his life to advocating for peace, ending divisions and promoting understanding between people of diverse backgrounds.

Ms. Woolwich parlayed her fame into campaigning for political causes.

He said that I am like a cat, I have lived nine lives but if nationalist forces prevail in this country, my heart will burst. now.

Ms Woolwich died in 2016 aged 66.