Annette Herfkens
Dutch financier and sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crash. Author of Turbulence: A True Story of Survival, recounting her eight days in the jungle.
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Feb 6, 2024 • 54min
The Moth Radio Hour: Hidden Beauty
Guests include a crisis hotline worker, a person struggling with sibling envy, and a survivor of a plane crash. Topics discussed range from working on a crisis hotline, wanting to be beautiful like a sibling, and surviving a plane crash.
Sep 1, 2025 • 40min
Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed
In this gripping conversation, Annette Herfkens, a Dutch financier and the sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474, shares her incredible story of survival after a plane crash in the jungle. She recounts the chaos of the crash and the harrowing eight days spent battling injuries, dehydration, and loneliness in the wilderness. Annette reflects on her love for her fiancé, the emotional challenges of grief, and the instinctual strategies she employed to stay alive. Her resilience shines through as she learns to appreciate the beauty around her amidst the struggle.
