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Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

6.2Jun 10, 20200h 45mDocumentary

Directed by Sophie Elwin-Harris

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest in U.S. history. Survivor testimonies and rare images reveal the cataclysms it unleashed.

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Cast

Bill Ratner

Bill Ratner

Narrator

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Donald A. Swanson

Self - USGS Volcanologist

Dixy Lee Ray

Dixy Lee Ray

Self (archive footage)

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George Barker

Self - Deputy Sheriff, Skamania Co.

Harry R. Truman

Harry R. Truman

Self (archive footage)

David A. Johnston

David A. Johnston

Self (archive footage)

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Dorothy Stoffel

Self - Geologist

Catherine Hickson

Catherine Hickson

Self - Volcanologist

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Jim Scymanky

Self - Survivor

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David Crockett

Self - Retired Photojournalist

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Jess Hagerman

Self - Helicopter Pilot

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Robert Brown Jr.

Self - Survivor

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