On May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes, Mt St Helens erupted. The catastrophic blast devastated an area of around 230 square miles, causing more than $1 billion in damage. Ash, rock, and hot gasses spewed into the air. Ash blanketed the Pacific Northwest and stretched to 11 states and Canada. The blast reduced the mountain's height by 1,314 feet. The USGS said it took just two weeks for the ash from the eruption to circle the globe.

KOMO News reporter Dave Crockett was within a mile of the mountain when it erupted. Crockett was a 28-year-old news reporter for KOMO news station in Seattle, Washington. He felt a strong foreboding in the early morning of May 18, 1980, when he was on his way for assignment on Mt St Helens. "The mountain will erupt today,” Crockett said to himself. What he experienced was one of the great survival stories you'll ever hear.

0:00 Introduction
0:48 The Mt. St Helens Eruption
3:03 Events Before the Eruption
6:02 The Dave Crockett Story
20:42 The Rescue
26:43 The Eruption Aftermath
30:41 Conclusion/Survival Tips

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