The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

00:00:59 It was a beautiful day.

00:05:50 And so many people are connected to White Island Tours here.

00:09:37 I know there's a risk and I'm there with my daughter,

00:13:26 I mean, I was literally like, holding my stomach like this.

00:17:36 It looked quite barren. No signs of life.

00:21:10 But then strewn amongst

00:25:16 and then we hung out up there for a few minutes,

00:28:50 - Go, go, go! - Go, go, go!

00:32:52 I held my sunglasses and my gas mask to my face and just didn't let go.

00:37:09 It's okay.

00:40:54 Sure, enough. It was a big cloud above the Island

00:44:25 but they were also probably an hour out from the Island.

00:48:23 - Don't touch me. - Oh God.

00:52:27 when it comes down to making decisions and things happening,

00:57:19 The screaming becoming less frequent.

01:01:59 So I thought, "Well okay. I'll have a look around."

01:05:40 putting gas masks back on people,

01:09:39 I just remember saying "Uh, my family."

01:13:57 I had one on board the aircraft,

01:18:07 And so I kind of had to walk a bit odd to the side of the boat...

01:21:32 You know the tears just started to come out of nowhere.

01:26:09 recovered by the New Zealand Army a few days later.

01:30:57 Uh, and I refuse to quit, no matter how hard it gets.

01:37:56 Subtitle translation by: Ayolope Koiki