People Who Have Been Lost In The Wilderness And Lived To Tell Their Tales

Volcano Survival

In 1992, Michael Benson and his colleague Chris Duddy were shooting aerial footage of Hawaii when their helicopter crashed over Kilauea, the world’s most active volcano. The cameraman and pilot, named Craig Hosking, crashed into the volcano crater but luckily missed the pit of lava at the bottom. The two managed to escape the volcano within a day but couldn’t find Benson anywhere. Benson then spent the next two days and nights on a ledge inside of the crater listening to the active lava beneath him. He was rescued by another helicopter once they learned his location. Although he’s lucky to have survived, his lungs were damaged due to the gases inside of the crater.