This article presents a list of the luckiest people who have survived incredible and often life-threatening situations. The top 10 include:
10. Natalya Pasternak, who was buried alive by a bear but survived after being rescued by police.
9. Phineas Gage, who suffered a severe head injury when a crowbar pierced his brain, but was able to recover and regain consciousness.
8. Casey Wagner, who was struck by lightning twice, but survived with minimal injuries.
7. Sambir, who was trapped between two boulders in the jungle for four days without food or water, but was eventually rescued.
6. Christine Mackenzie, whose parachute failed to deploy while skydiving, but she managed to survive the crash landing with minor injuries.
5. Greg Rasmussen, who crashed his plane in a national park and was forced to fend off wild animals, but was eventually rescued.
4. Fog Danko, who was cut in half by a freight train, but somehow remained conscious and was able to call for help.
3. Anna Bågenholm, who was trapped under ice for 80 minutes and was clinically dead, but was revived after being warmed up by doctors.
2. Ron Hunt, who had a drill pierce his head and brain, but miraculously survived without major damage.
1. An unnamed driver from Georgia, who had his car pierced by logs from a timber truck, but escaped with only minor injuries.
These individuals have all demonstrated extraordinary luck and resilience in the face of life-threatening situations.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Natalya Pasternak was attacked by a bear in the Siberian forest in 2015.
2. The bear buried Natalya under leaves, thinking she was dead.
3. Police found Natalya and shot the bear to save her.
4. Natalya was taken to the hospital and survived despite being buried alive.
5. Phineas Gage was a 25-year-old man who suffered a severe head injury in 1848.
6. A meter-long crowbar pierced Gage's cheek and exited through the back of his head.
7. Gage was able to communicate and remember the accident despite the injury.
8. A study in 2012 found that Gage's injury destroyed 11% of his white matter and 4% of his cerebral cortex.
9. Casey Wagner was struck by lightning twice in Texas in 2013.
10. Wagner survived the incident with minor injuries.
11. The chances of being hit by lightning in the US are 1 in 7,150,000.
12. Sambir was a 28-year-old man who survived four days in the jungle of Cambodia without food, water, or the ability to leave.
13. Sambir was stuck between two boulders and was eventually rescued.
14. Christine Mackenzie was a 23-year-old skydiver who survived a parachute malfunction in 2004.
15. Mackenzie's parachute did not open, and she fell for 45 seconds before crashing into power lines.
16. The power lines absorbed the energy and saved Mackenzie's life.
17. Greg Rasmussen was a 31-year-old man who survived a plane crash in Zimbabwe in 2003.
18. Rasmussen was left alone with broken legs and had to fend off wild animals.
19. Rasmussen was rescued and underwent hundreds of operations to repair his legs.
20. Fog Danko, a 40-year-old man, was cut in half by a freight train in Texas in 2006.
21. Danko was dragged 15 meters and survived despite severe injuries.
22. Danko underwent 23 operations in four months and is now confined to a wheelchair.
23. Bogin Hal, a 29-year-old radiologist, survived being frozen in an icy stream in Norway in 1999.
24. Hal's body temperature dropped to 13.7°C, and her blood circulation stopped.
25. Hal was clinically dead for two hours but was revived and eventually recovered.
26. Ron Hunt, a construction worker, survived being impaled by a drill in California in 2003.
27. The drill pierced Hunt's head and exited through the side of his skull.
28. Hunt avoided brain damage and paralysis and recovered from the injury in a month.
29. A driver in Georgia survived a car accident in which his vehicle was pierced by logs in 2019.
30. The driver received minor injuries despite the severity of the accident.