EMBARK

Ep. 25: And He Was Eleven (Norman Ollestad Jr.)

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"Ohmygod, he was eleven." This week we talk about the amazing survival story of Norman Ollestad Jr, and how he survived a fatal plane crash in the San Gabriel Mountains and then got down safely! A sad but inspiring story that makes one reflect...can you survive as well as a fifth grader?

Lean back, Sit down, and Build an anchor.

Books:

Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival by Norman Ollestad Jr.
Hatchet by Gary Pullman

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/21/archives/boy-survives-air-crash-and-trek-in-snow-huddled-under-wing-he-never.html
https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/30/plane.crash.survivor.book/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Ollestad
Starmythworld.com
https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=7744392&page=1

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