Sucked into the Sky at 33,000 Feet: The Ewa Wiśnierska Story | E228

The CRUX: True Survival Stories

Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen

Society & Culture, Halloween, Wilderness, True Crime, Nature, National, Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When a routine training flight turned deadly, champion paraglider Ewa Wiśnierska was pulled unconscious into a thunderstorm and carried higher than Mount Everest. What her GPS recorded over the next 40 minutes defies medical explanation.

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0:00.0	Did you hear about that guy that tried to suck the venom out of his own snake bite?
0:05.0	Oh no, no, no.
0:07.0	This is why I teach Knowles Wilderness First Aid courses.
0:10.0	That's right.
0:11.0	National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medicine Training for people who do not want to die in the woods.
0:17.0	Well, that's one way to put it.
0:19.0	Wilderness first aid courses are two days of hands-on training here in Montana.
0:23.6	You'll learn what to actually do when bad things happen and you're miles from the nearest cell signal.
0:28.6	What to do instead of just hoping we don't cover your story on our podcast.
0:32.6	Exactly. And I've got a few courses coming up.
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0:45.4	With the code crux, CRUX, so you can be the rescuer instead of the rescuee.
0:52.1	Now, Casey, what happened to that snake bite guy?
0:55.0	Oh, he's fine.
0:56.6	His buddy had actual training.
0:58.8	Now that's what I like to hear.
1:08.0	Hello, survivalists.
1:09.9	This is the Crux True Survival Story podcast.
1:13.0	I'm Casey McIntosh.
1:14.4	And I'm Julie Henningson.
1:15.7	And we are medical professionals with a passion for wilderness survival.
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