The luckiest unlucky man in the world

On a cold January morning in 1962, 32 year

old Croatian Frane Selak was minding his own

business when suddenly his train derailed.

Disconnected from the rest of the train, his

train car plunged down a narrow canyon and

into an icy river.

Desperately fighting to escape the sinking

train car, Selak made his way to the shore

before being pulled to safety by a bystander.

While 17 other people drowned in that tragic

accident, Selak suffered nothing more than

a broken arm and hypothermia.

Yet this was the day life would take a strange

turn for Selak, throwing the mild-mannered

music teacher into a curious roller coaster

of fate.

Frane Selak, the luckiest unlucky man

in the world.

Prior to his train accident, Frane Selak led

a quiet and unassuming life as a local music

teacher.

It seems though that life- or more accurately,

death- had plans for Selak.

Miraculously escaping death in his train accident,

Selak counted his lucky stars and continued

about his life, chalking up the incident to

a stroke of bad luck.

But one year later Selak's mother fell ill.

Gravely concerned, Selak- who had always been

too nervous to fly- immediately booked a plane

ticket from Zagreb to Rijeka.

The earliest flight being fully booked, Selak

managed to persuade a sympathetic airline

employee to let him ride in the rear of the

aircraft along with the single flight attendant.

Nervous, Selak took to the skies without incident,

chatting up the friendly flight attendant

and sharing tea to take his mind off his nerves.

Minutes before landing though, the rear door

to the aircraft suddenly blew open, the pressure

difference between the interior and exterior

of the plane sucking Selak and the flight

attendant clear out of the airplane.

Plunging to a certain death, Selak miraculously

survived by landing in a haystack, suffering

nothing more than minor injuries.

Unfortunately, there were no other survivors

of the terrible accident.

Two brushes with death are enough for a single

lifetime, but fate wasn't done with Selak.

Four years later, Selak was commuting on a

local bus when the bus suddenly skidded into

a river.

Once more plunged into icy waters, Selak managed

to swim free of the sinking vehicle and make

his way to safety, suffering nothing more

than cuts and bruises.

Four other riders were not so lucky and lost

their lives.

Perhaps, and very understandably, deterred

from public transportation, Selak purchased

a car of his own.

In 1970 while driving, his vehicle burst into

flames and exploded.

Diving for safety, Selak managed to escape

the burning wreck, once more suffering nothing

more than minor wounds.

What should have been a freak accident repeated

itself three years later, with yet another

of Selak's vehicles exploding after spontaneously

catching fire.

Diving for safety once more, Selak escape

this time with minor burns.

Perhaps giving him a chance to catch his breath,

life gave Frane Selak 22 years of relative

peace- until a bus hit him while walking on

a street in Zagreb in 1995.

Surviving once more with relatively few injuries,

Selak was then forced off a mountain road

a year later.

Driving in the Croatian mountains, an oncoming

UN truck barreling down a narrow road forced

Selak to swerve, sending his car plunging

off a the mountain ledge and into a ravine.

Jumping out at the last second, Selak managed

to grab onto the branches of a tree and hoist

himself to safety as his car smashed into

the ground below.

That would be the last time death would make

an attempt on Selak's life- at least to date.

As if to make up for his incredible streak

of bad luck, Selak caught a break in 2003

when he won a million dollar lottery.

Interviewed by several international publications,

Selak said that “You could look at it two

ways- I was either the unluckiest man in the

world, or the luckiest.

I preferred to believe the latter.”

Lucky or not, Selak's reputation for tragedy

had made it difficult to keep friends.

People around him are hesitant to get into

vehicles with him, or be in his general proximity-

and who could blame them?

Reflecting on his life, Selak told reporters,

“There came a stage when I was lucky to

have any friends at all.

Many stopped seeing me saying I was bad karma.”

A neighbor of Selak also commented, “Put

it like this, if I heard Frane had booked

a flight or train, I would cancel.”

Selak's long streak of bad luck seems to be

over, but with so much international attention

falling on the man, doubt about some of his

claims have begun to spring up.

Many doubters point to a lack of official

records documenting any fatal plane or train

crashes in 1962 or 1963, and in an interview

with the BBC either Selak misstated his original

story or a reporter miswrote it, giving the

first year of his accident as 1957 and not

1962, and saying it took place on a bus instead

of a train.

Inconsistencies have also popped up in Selak's

own telling of his stories, with Selak claiming

in 2003 that he'd been playing the lottery

consistently for years before finally winning,

but when re-interviewed in 2010 he claimed

he'd won the jackpot on his very first time

playing.

Details tend to become murkier the longer

a story is retold, and with Selak now in his

late 80s it's understandable if there are

some inconsistencies.

The nature of Selak's incredible escapes from

death also makes them fodder for skeptics,

yet Selak and those close to him stick by

each story, and real or not Selak has had

to bear the stigma of being incredibly unlucky

from friends and family alike.

If real though, Selak is truly the unluckiest

lucky man in the world, and it's nice to see

that life finally granted him a consolation

prize for trying to kill him- even if it took

70 years.

So, what do you think about Selak's life?

Too incredible to be true?

Let us know in the comments!

Also, be sure to check out our other video

called Most Evil Popes in the History of Mankind!

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On a cold January morning in 1962, 32 year

old Croatian Frane Selak was minding his own

business when suddenly his train derailed.

Disconnected from the rest of the train, his

train car plunged down a narrow canyon and

into an icy river.

Desperately fighting to escape the sinking

train car, Selak made his way to the shore

before being pulled to safety by a bystander.

While 17 other people drowned in that tragic

accident, Selak suffered nothing more than

a broken arm and hypothermia.

Yet this was the day life would take a strange

turn for Selak, throwing the mild-mannered

music teacher into a curious roller coaster

of fate.

Welcome to this episode of The Infographics

Show, Frane Selak, the luckiest unlucky man

in the world.

Prior to his train accident, Frane Selak led

a quiet and unassuming life as a local music

teacher.

It seems though that life- or more accurately,

death- had plans for Selak.

Miraculously escaping death in his train accident,

Selak counted his lucky stars and continued

about his life, chalking up the incident to

a stroke of bad luck.

But one year later Selak's mother fell ill.

Gravely concerned, Selak- who had always been

too nervous to fly- immediately booked a plane

ticket from Zagreb to Rijeka.

The earliest flight being fully booked, Selak

managed to persuade a sympathetic airline

employee to let him ride in the rear of the

aircraft along with the single flight attendant.

Nervous, Selak took to the skies without incident,

chatting up the friendly flight attendant

and sharing tea to take his mind off his nerves.

Minutes before landing though, the rear door

to the aircraft suddenly blew open, the pressure

difference between the interior and exterior

of the plane sucking Selak and the flight

attendant clear out of the airplane.

Plunging to a certain death, Selak miraculously

survived by landing in a haystack, suffering

nothing more than minor injuries.

Unfortunately, there were no other survivors

of the terrible accident.

Two brushes with death are enough for a single

lifetime, but fate wasn't done with Selak.

Four years later, Selak was commuting on a

local bus when the bus suddenly skidded into

a river.

Once more plunged into icy waters, Selak managed

to swim free of the sinking vehicle and make

his way to safety, suffering nothing more

than cuts and bruises.

Four other riders were not so lucky and lost

their lives.

Perhaps, and very understandably, deterred

from public transportation, Selak purchased

a car of his own.

In 1970 while driving, his vehicle burst into

flames and exploded.

Diving for safety, Selak managed to escape

the burning wreck, once more suffering nothing

more than minor wounds.

What should have been a freak accident repeated

itself three years later, with yet another

of Selak's vehicles exploding after spontaneously

catching fire.

Diving for safety once more, Selak escape

this time with minor burns.

Perhaps giving him a chance to catch his breath,

life gave Frane Selak 22 years of relative

peace- until a bus hit him while walking on

a street in Zagreb in 1995.

Surviving once more with relatively few injuries,

Selak was then forced off a mountain road

a year later.

Driving in the Croatian mountains, an oncoming

UN truck barreling down a narrow road forced

Selak to swerve, sending his car plunging

off a the mountain ledge and into a ravine.

Jumping out at the last second, Selak managed

to grab onto the branches of a tree and hoist

himself to safety as his car smashed into

the ground below.

That would be the last time death would make

an attempt on Selak's life- at least to date.

As if to make up for his incredible streak

of bad luck, Selak caught a break in 2003

when he won a million dollar lottery.

Interviewed by several international publications,

Selak said that “You could look at it two

ways- I was either the unluckiest man in the

world, or the luckiest.

I preferred to believe the latter.”

Lucky or not, Selak's reputation for tragedy

had made it difficult to keep friends.

People around him are hesitant to get into

vehicles with him, or be in his general proximity-

and who could blame them?

Reflecting on his life, Selak told reporters,

“There came a stage when I was lucky to

have any friends at all.

Many stopped seeing me saying I was bad karma.”

A neighbor of Selak also commented, “Put

it like this, if I heard Frane had booked

a flight or train, I would cancel.”

Selak's long streak of bad luck seems to be

over, but with so much international attention

falling on the man, doubt about some of his

claims have begun to spring up.

Many doubters point to a lack of official

records documenting any fatal plane or train

crashes in 1962 or 1963, and in an interview

with the BBC either Selak misstated his original

story or a reporter miswrote it, giving the

first year of his accident as 1957 and not

1962, and saying it took place on a bus instead

of a train.

Inconsistencies have also popped up in Selak's

own telling of his stories, with Selak claiming

in 2003 that he'd been playing the lottery

consistently for years before finally winning,

but when re-interviewed in 2010 he claimed

he'd won the jackpot on his very first time

playing.

Details tend to become murkier the longer

a story is retold, and with Selak now in his

late 80s it's understandable if there are

some inconsistencies.

The nature of Selak's incredible escapes from

death also makes them fodder for skeptics,

yet Selak and those close to him stick by

each story, and real or not Selak has had

to bear the stigma of being incredibly unlucky

from friends and family alike.

If real though, Selak is truly the unluckiest

lucky man in the world, and it's nice to see

that life finally granted him a consolation

prize for trying to kill him- even if it took

70 years.

So, what do you think about Selak's life?

Too incredible to be true?

Let us!

Also, be sure to check out our other video

called Most Evil Popes in the History of Mankind!

Thanks for reading, and, as always, don’t

forget to like, share, and sign up

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