As Whakaari/White Island exploded around tour guide Kelsey Waghorn, she was convinced this was the end of her life.

Waghorn is among the 25 people who were seriously injured but survived the December 9 eruption in 2019 - while 22 were killed in the eruption.

She shared a full account of her story in her new book, Surviving White Island.

"You look at the video of the eruption - and it's the first time I got shown the video of the eruption, in hospital...and it was just all hectic." 

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