
Surviving White Island and what happened next — Stephanie Browitt's story
From Conversations
Published 4/24/2026

From Conversations
Published 4/24/2026
At 23 years old, Stephanie Browitt willed herself to stay awake long enough to survive a volcano eruption on New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island. More than six years later, her resilience and sanity remains as strong as ever.The rescue mission to White Island in November 2019 was led by three…