Stephanie Browitt lost her father, Paul and sister, Krystal, in the Whakaari White Island volcanic explosion. Photo: SuppliedA survivor of the deadly eruption at Whakaari/White Island has shared the latest painful steps on her journey to recovery from horrific burns. Australian woman Stephanie Browitt, 23, suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body as a result of the December 9 eruption that killed her father Paul and sister Krystal. After landing at Whakatāne, a 20-minute flight from the volcano, Browitt was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Browitt and her father Paul were flown to Melbourne and Paul died in hospital four weeks after the eruption.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2020 22:30 UTC