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Sep 2023
48m 34s

Helicopter Down Inside Hawaiian Volcano

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Chris Duddy is a young camera assistant shooting on location in Hawaii for a Hollywood film. But he’s cast in his very own disaster story when his helicopter crashes inside an active volcano. With toxic gases swirling around and the lava lake bubbling below, the sheer crater wall offers the only route out… A Noiser production, written by Sarah Ward. For ad-f ... Show More
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