I was the sole survivor of a plane crash at the age of 11

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When a plane carrying 11-year-old Norman Ollestad, his father and his father’s girlfriend, got caught in a snowstorm and crashed into the California mountains in 1979, Norman was the only survivor. Stranded on the edge of a cliff, Norman relied on the skills his father had taught him throughout his childhood to make it down the treacherous mountain to safety. 27 years later when Norman was married and had a son, he decided to return to the crash site to find out what really happened - there he made an extraordinary discovery. Norman's memoir is called Crazy For the Storm. He has also written a short story called Formentera about the fraying relationship of a married couple. The archive you heard comes courtesy of CBS. Picture: Norman Ollestad Credit: Courtesy of Norman Ollestad Presenter: Mariana Des Forges Producer: Mariana Des Forges Get in touch: [email protected]