{"id":163,"date":"2018-01-25T21:05:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T19:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/?p=163"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:22:26","slug":"8-people-who-survived-the-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/uk\/8-people-who-survived-the-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"8 People Who Survived the Impossible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout history, some people have found themselves in situations that defy logic and science \u2014 and yet they lived to tell the tale. From falling out of the sky to surviving nuclear explosions, these eight individuals overcame unimaginable odds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bagenholm_1.jpg\" alt=\"\u0410\u043d\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0445\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043c\" width=\"461\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bagenholm_1.jpg 459w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bagenholm_1-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"596\"><strong data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"596\">1. Anna B\u00e5genholm: The Woman Who Came Back from the Cold<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"945\">While skiing in Norway, Anna B\u00e5genholm fell through a frozen stream and became trapped under the ice. She spent <strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"752\">80 minutes submerged in freezing water<\/strong>, kept alive only by a pocket of air beneath the ice. By the time rescuers pulled her out, her <strong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"899\">core body temperature had dropped to 13\u00b0C (55\u00b0F)<\/strong> \u2014 one of the lowest ever recorded in a human.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1173\">Clinically dead for over 9 hours, Anna was miraculously revived thanks to the incredible efforts of a medical team. After 35 days in critical condition, she recovered fully and returned to a normal life and career in medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\u041f\u0443\u043d \u041b\u044f\u043d\u044c\" width=\"458\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1247\"><strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1247\">2. Poon Lim: The Man Who Survived Alone at Sea for 133 Days<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1515\">When the ship he was working on was sunk by a German U-boat during WWII, <strong data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1334\">Poon Lim<\/strong> found himself alone in the Atlantic Ocean on a life raft with only a few rations. As supplies ran out, he caught fish, collected rainwater, and even drank his own urine to survive.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1806\">He drifted for <strong data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1554\">nearly four months<\/strong>, surviving multiple storms and shark threats, until he finally reached the coast of Brazil in 1943 \u2014 having lost only about 10 kilograms and still able to walk on his own. His survival is considered one of the longest known cases of solo drift at sea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2056438.jpg\" alt=\"\u0410\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0439 \u0411\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\" width=\"469\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2056438.jpg 638w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2056438-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2056438-450x250.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1886\"><strong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1886\">3. Anatoli Bugorski: The Man Who Took a Particle Beam to the Head<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"2225\">Russian physicist <strong data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1926\">Anatoli Bugorski<\/strong> made headlines after surviving one of the strangest accidents in science history \u2014 being struck in the head by a <strong data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2083\">proton beam from a particle accelerator<\/strong> traveling at near the speed of light. The radiation exposure was estimated at <strong data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2183\">200,000 roentgens<\/strong>, enough to kill a person many times over.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2446\">Surprisingly, he survived. Though he lost hearing in one ear and suffered from seizures, his cognitive functions remained intact. Bugorski even went on to complete his PhD and continue his research at the same facility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/600.jpg\" alt=\"\u041c\u0430\u0443\u0440\u043e \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\" width=\"461\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/600-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2505\"><strong data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2505\">4. Mauro Prosperi: Lost in the Sahara Desert<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2767\">Italian ultramarathon runner <strong data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2554\">Mauro Prosperi<\/strong> got lost during the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert after being caught in an <strong data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2661\">8-hour sandstorm<\/strong>. Disoriented and without landmarks, he wandered for days \u2014 eventually covering around <strong data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2766\">300 kilometers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"3093\">To survive, he drank his own urine, ate bats, lizards, and insects, and took shelter in abandoned buildings. After losing 16 kilograms and severely dehydrated, he finally stumbled into Algeria, where he received medical attention. Incredibly, Mauro later attempted the marathon again \u2014 only to drop out after breaking a toe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/00004.jpg\" alt=\"\u0410\u0440\u043e\u043d \u0420\u0430\u043b\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043d\" width=\"461\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/00004.jpg 450w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/00004-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3100\" data-end=\"3164\"><strong data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3164\">5. Aron Ralston: Trapped Between a Rock and a Hard Place<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3431\">While canyoneering in Utah, <strong data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3210\">Aron Ralston<\/strong> became trapped when a boulder pinned his right arm. After five days with no food or water, he realized no one was coming to save him. In an act of sheer will, he <strong data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3399\">amputated his own hand<\/strong> using a dull, cheap multi-tool.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3613\">Despite severe pain and blood loss, he hiked out of the canyon and encountered a group of hikers who helped get him to safety. His story was later turned into the film <em data-start=\"3601\" data-end=\"3612\">127 Hours<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14825672823.jpg\" alt=\"\u0412\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u0412\u0443\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\" width=\"461\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14825672823.jpg 525w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14825672823-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3620\" data-end=\"3688\"><strong data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3688\">6. Vesna Vulovi\u0107: The Flight Attendant Who Fell from the Sky<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3905\">Serbian flight attendant <strong data-start=\"3715\" data-end=\"3732\">Vesna Vulovi\u0107<\/strong> holds the world record for the highest fall without a parachute. In 1972, a bomb exploded on her flight, and she plummeted from a height of <strong data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3904\">10,000 meters (33,000 feet)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"4115\">Miraculously, she survived \u2014 albeit with serious injuries including a fractured skull, legs, and spine. After 16 months of recovery, Vesna returned to work at the airline, this time in an administrative role.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/\u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043e-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u0420\u043e\u0439 \u0421\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\" width=\"461\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4170\"><strong data-start=\"4126\" data-end=\"4170\">7. Roy Sullivan: The Human Lightning Rod<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4172\" data-end=\"4480\">Nicknamed <strong data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4212\">&#8220;The Human Lightning Rod,&#8221;<\/strong> park ranger <strong data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4241\">Roy Sullivan<\/strong> survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but <strong data-start=\"4302\" data-end=\"4317\">seven times<\/strong> throughout his life. While he suffered burns and injuries each time, none were fatal. His story remains one of the most bizarre records in meteorological history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tsutomu-yamaguchi.jpg\" alt=\"\u0426\u0443\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u042f\u043c\u0430\u0433\u0443\u0442\u0438\" width=\"460\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tsutomu-yamaguchi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tsutomu-yamaguchi-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/facts-worldwide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tsutomu-yamaguchi-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4487\" data-end=\"4542\"><strong data-start=\"4491\" data-end=\"4542\">8. Tsutomu Yamaguchi: Survived Two Atomic Bombs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4544\" data-end=\"4854\">Japanese engineer <strong data-start=\"4562\" data-end=\"4583\">Tsutomu Yamaguchi<\/strong> is the only officially recognized person to have survived both the <strong data-start=\"4651\" data-end=\"4664\">Hiroshima<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4681\">Nagasaki<\/strong> atomic bombings in 1945. He was in Hiroshima on business when the first bomb hit, and despite injuries, returned home \u2014 to Nagasaki \u2014 just in time for the second explosion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4856\" data-end=\"4998\">Yamaguchi lived to the age of 93 and died of stomach cancer, but not before sharing his incredible story with the world as a message of peace.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout history, some people have found themselves in situations that&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","category-people"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>8 People Who Survived the Impossible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Throughout history, some people have found themselves in situations that defy logic and science \u2014 and yet they lived to tell the tale. 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