Stewardess surviving after the crash. The story of Vulovic spring, a stewardess who survived the crash. Stewardess Vesna Vulovich

A tragic story happened back in 1981. On a clear August day, the couple Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky returned home after a honeymoon. They married in the spring, but decided to postpone the honeymoon for the summer, because Larisa was a student and did not want to interrupt her studies.
The newlyweds flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to their native Blagoveshchensk. They settled in the tail of the plane and dozed off peacefully during the flight ...
Suddenly Larisa woke up from a terrible blow. At an altitude of 5,200 meters, their plane collided with a Tu-16 military bomber! The wings of a passenger liner were torn off and the top of the fuselage cut off ...
“Screams were heard everywhere. I turned to my husband, and saw that he was already dead - he was killed by shrapnel. I said goodbye to Volodya and began to wait for death, ”Larisa recalls about those events.
“While we were falling, shots suddenly appeared before my eyes from the American film“ Miracles Still Happen, ”which we recently watched with Volodya at the cinema. There, the girl also got into a plane crash and, crouching in her chair, fell over the jungle. Following her example, I moved to a chair near the porthole to see how much was left to the ground, and grabbed hold of it with a death grip. ”

The woman spent three long days in the taiga before she was discovered by a ground search team. Before that, pilots of helicopters saw her several times, but they took her for the geologists' cook. No one could have thought that there could be survivors after such an accident.
The Soviet government has classified the fact of the crash. Not a single newspaper about what happened wrote a single line. And near the ward, where for three months Larisa came to, two plainclothes people were constantly on duty, not letting any of her friends come to her.
“I learned from my parents that they already dug a grave for me. Relatives of all passengers on that flight were notified of their death on the list. In addition, my parents advised me not to tell anyone about what had happened. The relevant authorities worked with them and threatened to remain silent, ”says Larisa.

After a terrible plane crash, Larisa Savitskaya was twice listed in the Guinness Book of Records:
- as surviving after falling from a height of 5200m,
- and as the recipient of the minimum amount of compensation for damage in an aircraft crash - 75 rubles

After the crash, Larisa was paralyzed, but she was still able to get out, although she was forced to interrupt by casual earnings and even went hungry. Later, Larisa learned that after the crash, a grave was already ready for her and her husband, because she was the only survivor.

In 1986, Larisa gave birth to a son, Gosha, and they both existed for a long time on childcare allowance.

In the 2000s, Larisa Savitskaya gave an interview, albeit reluctantly. Perhaps the difficult days in her life were not those days in the taiga that she spent next to the remains of the plane and her husband’s body, but all the following years. "Living is always better than not living."

Whether she doubted this statement in difficult moments is unknown. But once, in one of the interviews, Larisa Savitskaya said: “If I was left here, it means that I have to do something else ...”.

The story is about how a simple Soviet student was lucky enough to survive in a terrible plane crash. The authorities of the USSR classified the very fact of the tragedy, but because of the only survivor in it became known only many years later.

In August 1981, the couple Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky returned home after a honeymoon. They married in the spring, but decided to postpone the honeymoon for the summer, because Larisa was a student and did not want to interrupt her studies. The newlyweds flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to their native Blagoveshchensk. They settled in the tail of the plane and dozed off peacefully during the flight ... Suddenly Larisa woke up from a terrible blow. At an altitude of 5,200 meters, their plane collided with a Tu-16 military bomber! The wings of a passenger liner were torn off and the top of the fuselage cut off ...

“Screams were heard everywhere. I turned to my husband, and saw that he was already dead - he was killed by shrapnel. I said goodbye to Volodya and began to wait for death, ”Larisa recalls about those events. “While we were falling, shots suddenly appeared before my eyes from the American film“ Miracles Still Happen, ”which we recently watched with Volodya at the cinema. There, the girl also got into a plane crash and, crouching in her chair, fell over the jungle. Following her example, I moved to a chair near the porthole to see how much was left to the ground, and grabbed hold of it with a death grip. ”

A few hours after the fall, Larisa came to her senses. She was the only survivor of 38 passengers. “When I opened my eyes, I saw my husband a few meters in front of me. It seemed that he wanted to see me and thus said goodbye to me, ”Larisa tells about past events. As a result of the fall, the woman received numerous injuries. Her spine, arm and several ribs were broken, her teeth were knocked out, and there was also a serious concussion. But due to shock, Larisa did not feel pain. She built a small shelter for herself, basked herself with seat covers and covered herself with a piece of polyethylene from rain and mosquitoes. The woman spent three long days in the taiga before she was discovered by a ground search team. Before that, pilots of helicopters saw her several times, but they took her for the geologists' cook. No one could have thought that there could be survivors after such an accident.

The Soviet government has classified the fact of the crash. Not a single newspaper about what happened wrote a single line. And near the ward, where Larisa was recovering for three months, two plainclothes people were constantly on duty, not letting any of her friends come to her. “I learned from my parents that they already dug a grave for me. Relatives of all passengers on that flight were notified of their death on the list. In addition, my parents advised me not to tell anyone about what had happened. The relevant authorities worked with them and threatened to remain silent, ”says Larisa.

After the crash, Larisa was paralyzed, but she still managed to get out, although she was forced to interrupt by casual earnings and even went hungry. Later, Larisa learned that after the crash, a grave was already ready for her and her husband, because she was the only survivor. In 1986, Larisa gave birth to a son, Gosha, and they both existed for a long time on childcare allowance. In the 2000s, Larisa Savitskaya gave an interview, albeit reluctantly. Perhaps the difficult days in her life were not those days in the taiga that she spent next to the remains of the plane and her husband’s body, but all the following years. "Living is always better than not living." Whether she doubted this statement in difficult moments is unknown. But once, in one of the interviews, Larisa Savitskaya said: “If I was left here, it means that I have to do something else ...”.

The same place the plane crashed ...

Suddenly Larisa woke up from a terrible blow. At an altitude of 5,200 meters, their plane collided with a Tu-16 bomber! The wings of a passenger liner were torn off and the top of the fuselage was cut off ...
“Screams were heard everywhere. I turned to my husband, and saw that he was already dead - he was killed by shrapnel. I said goodbye to Volodya and began to wait for death, ”Larisa recalls about those events.
“While we were falling, shots suddenly appeared before my eyes from the American film“ Miracles Still Happen, ”which we recently watched with Volodya at the cinema. There, the girl also got into a plane crash and, crouching in her chair, fell over the jungle. Following her example, I moved to a chair near the porthole to see how much was left to the ground, and grabbed hold of it with a death grip. ”
A few hours after the fall, Larisa came to her senses. She was the only survivor of nearly forty passengers.

“When I opened my eyes, I saw my husband a few meters in front of me. It seemed that he wanted to see me and thus said goodbye to me, ”Larisa tells about past events.
As a result of the fall, the woman received numerous injuries. Her spine, arm and several ribs were broken, her teeth were knocked out, and there was also a serious concussion. But due to shock, Larisa did not feel pain. She built a small shelter for herself, basked herself with seat covers and covered herself with a piece of polyethylene from rain and mosquitoes.
The woman spent three long days in the taiga before she was discovered by a ground search team. Before that, pilots of helicopters saw her several times, but they mistook her for the cook of the geological expedition. No one could have thought that there could be survivors after such an accident.

The Soviet government has classified the fact of the crash. Not a single newspaper about what happened wrote a single line. And near the ward, where for three months Larisa came to, two plainclothes people were constantly on duty, not letting any of her friends come to her. However, it was a common practice: airplanes in the USSR of those years fell a few pieces a year, and any information about disasters in the Union was always hidden.
“I learned from my parents that they already dug a grave for me. Relatives of all passengers on that flight were notified of their death on the list. In addition, my parents advised me not to tell anyone about what had happened. The relevant authorities worked with them and insisted on being silent, ”said Larisa.

As a survivor after falling from a height of 5200m,
- and as the recipient of the minimum damage compensation in a plane crash - 75 rubles
According to Gosstrakh standards, the USSR relied on 300 rubles. compensation for damage to the dead and a quarter of it - 75 rubles. for survivors.
After the crash, Larisa was paralyzed, but she still managed to get out, although she was forced to interrupt by casual earnings and even went hungry.
In 1986, Larisa gave birth to a son, Gosha, and they both existed for a long time on childcare allowance.
In the 2000s, Larisa Savitskaya gave an interview, albeit reluctantly. Perhaps the difficult days in her life were not those days in the taiga that she spent next to the remains of the plane and her husband’s body, but all the following years. But, extraordinary luck in combination with no less unusual composure helped her out here.
And once, in an interview, Larisa Savitskaya said: “If I was left here, then something else I have to do ...”.

In August 1981, the couple Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky returned home after a honeymoon. Their wedding was still in the spring, but they decided to postpone the honeymoon for the summer - because Larisa was a student and could not interrupt her studies.
The newlyweds flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to their native Blagoveshchensk. They settled in the rear of the An-24RV and dozed off peacefully ...
Suddenly Larisa woke up from a terrible blow. At an altitude of 5,200 meters, their plane collided with a Tu-16 bomber! The wings of a passenger liner were torn off and the top of the fuselage was cut off ... “Screams were heard everywhere. I turned to my husband, and saw that he was already dead - he was killed by shrapnel. I said goodbye to Volodya and began to wait for death, ”Larisa recalls about those events.
“While we were falling, shots suddenly appeared before my eyes from the American film“ Miracles Still Happen, ”which we recently watched with Volodya at the cinema. There, the girl also got into a plane crash and, crouching in her chair, fell over the jungle. Following her example, I moved to a chair near the porthole to see how much was left to the ground, and grabbed hold of it with a death grip. ”
A few hours after the fall, Larisa came to her senses. She was the only survivor of nearly forty passengers.

“When I opened my eyes, I saw my husband a few meters in front of me. It seemed that he wanted to see me and thus said goodbye to me, ”Larisa tells about past events.
As a result of the fall, the woman received numerous injuries. Her spine, arm and several ribs were broken, her teeth were knocked out, and there was also a serious concussion. But due to shock, Larisa did not feel pain. She built a small shelter for herself, basked herself with seat covers and covered herself with a piece of polyethylene from rain and mosquitoes.
The woman spent three long days in the taiga before she was discovered by a ground search team. Before that, pilots of helicopters saw her several times, but they mistook her for the cook of the geological expedition. No one could have thought that there could be survivors after such an accident.

The Soviet government has classified the fact of the crash. Not a single newspaper about what happened wrote a single line. And near the ward, where for three months Larisa came to, two plainclothes people were constantly on duty, not letting any of her friends come to her. However, it was a common practice: airplanes in the USSR of those years fell a few pieces a year, and any information about disasters in the Union was always hidden.
“I learned from my parents that they already dug a grave for me. Relatives of all passengers on that flight were notified of their death on the list. In addition, my parents advised me not to tell anyone about what had happened. The relevant authorities worked with them and insisted on being silent, ”said Larisa.

After a terrible plane crash, Larisa Savitskaya was twice listed in the Guinness Book of Records:
- as surviving after falling from a height of 5200m,
- and as the recipient of the minimum damage compensation in a plane crash - 75 rubles
According to Gosstrakh standards, the USSR relied on 300 rubles. compensation for damage to the dead and a quarter of it - 75 rubles. for survivors.
After the crash, Larisa was paralyzed, but she still managed to get out, although she was forced to interrupt by casual earnings and even went hungry.
In 1986, Larisa gave birth to a son, Gosha, and they both existed for a long time on childcare allowance.
In the 2000s, Larisa Savitskaya gave an interview, albeit reluctantly. Perhaps the difficult days in her life were not those days in the taiga that she spent next to the remains of the plane and her husband’s body, but all the following years. But, extraordinary luck in combination with no less unusual composure helped her out here.
And once, in an interview, Larisa Savitskaya said: “If I was left here, then something else I have to do ...”.

The same place the crash