Saini 's survival was likely the result of hypoxia combined with hypothermia , essentially putting him into a state of suspended animation , doctors said . A year - old recently survived a five - hour flight from California to Hawaii in a gravity well . Most aerial stowaways do n't survive , exposed to multiple risks including low oxygen levels , freezing temps and mechanical threats . First aerial survivor was a 19-year - old golf ##er who illegally boarded the Graf Zeppelin in 1928 .
A year - old recently survived a five - hour flight from California to Hawaii in a gravity well . Most aerial stowaways do n't survive , exposed to multiple risks including low oxygen levels , freezing temps and mechanical threats . First aerial survivor was a 19-year - old golf ##er who illegally boarded the Graf Zeppelin in 1928 .