Scientist killed in Mount St. Helens eruption remembered 40 years after deadly blast

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Scientist killed in Mount St. Helens eruption remembered 40 years after deadly blast

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David Johnston, a scientist studying Mount St. Helens when it erupted in 1980, was killed in the blast. His body was never recovered.

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@uftc1324 2 жыл бұрын

Just had a conversation with my neighbors children yesterday. They were glaciologist and working next to David the day before this happened. When they were told to leave they went down the back roads where they found countless tourists and campers In aww of the sights. They told them you all need to get the hell out of here, but it was cocktail hour and they were there to relax. They were so caught up in the beauty of the mountain and nature around them that they didn’t understand the dire circumstances that were happening.

@mythicalashley9542 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about Robert Landsburg who was hiking up the mountain to take photos when it exploded and he knew he was going to die he kept taking photos till the last second then packed up his gear put it away and layed untop of it to protect the film

@akashsandhu5539 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@johase07 2 жыл бұрын

It was smart

@HondoHoss77 4 ай бұрын

He gave his life to science. That’s dedication to a higher cause that most of us will never know…

@tacodoritos691 4 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace David Johnston and the other people that died In the eruption of Mount st helens.

@karenharris722 3 ай бұрын

Hard to believe it's been forty-four years today. Seems like yesterday. May they all R.I.P.

@jay-mk4yt Жыл бұрын

im sure he knew the dangers he faced and hopefully that allowed him some peace in his final moments, what a brave man

@twistedyogert 3 жыл бұрын

He's a real hero. Radioing in the eruption before anyone else to warn them. If he hadn't done that,more people could've died. My guess as to why he wasn't found is that he was literally vaporized from the heat of the blast or torn apart by the shockwave.

@andrew-rn9ui 3 жыл бұрын

Or covered by the half a mountain from the landslide

@twistedyogert 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrew-rn9ui A body or bones would still be found if he were simply burried. That's why I suspect that he was dusted.

@andrew-rn9ui 3 жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert he is buried under a whole mountain tho... You want to go dig a whole mountain up for one person? Have you even seen footage of the landslide ? My guy ... 🤣

@TheBandit7613 3 жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert Parts of the trailer he was staying in was found by road crews when building Spirit Hwy, buried 4 feet deep. A propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding were found.

@jkocol 3 жыл бұрын

The slide stripped the ridge down to bedrock. Trees weren't down, they were gone.

@TheBandit7613 3 жыл бұрын

Although Johnston was never found, when Spirit Lake HWY was being built, they found a propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding buried 4 feet deep. The parts were identified as being from Johnston's camping trailer that he was staying in.

@zachhoward9099 2 жыл бұрын

Found that wreckage 13 years later

@ingridsitems 3 жыл бұрын

I believe the blue Datsun they referenced was Jim Fitzgerald's, a student who was camping there to watch the mountain. His photos survived the blast.

@scottbruner9266 Ай бұрын

I’m now 49, but remember that day very well. I was GLUED to the TV for days afterward. One of my father’s good friends was in the plane above the mountain when it blew. He had a story to tell later…..

@cydniedonat7635 2 жыл бұрын

He was doing what he loved but more importantly performing a necessary function. Keeping a close eye on her. He was a wonderful person and it was and is sad that he perished that day. May he be in Volcano heaven.

@StephenLuke 3 ай бұрын

RIP David A. Johnston (1949-1980)

@Jamestele1 3 жыл бұрын

All these people who were so young with beards and long hair are retired now. Wow time flies.

@danielpetty2326 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing they made so many good decisions and handed off a bright future to the coming generations

@JeffSherlock Ай бұрын

It is nice to remember each of those who lost their lives in the event. I remember those weeks very clearly.

@Rumorady 3 жыл бұрын

We could have gotten alot more knowledge from him and his life, then just him being the scientist that died while in the direct path of the blast, of Mt. St Helens.

@tacodoritos691 4 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing on the TV about the mount st helens eruption.

@janaburritt6939 2 жыл бұрын

He has the right to say " I told you so". He was so right. May God bless his soul 🙏❤️

@oldgadfly8398 2 жыл бұрын

In another interview, his friend and fellow scientist Ron Swanson said that Johnston was "reticent" and would have been embarrassed by Johnston Ridge Observatory being dedicated to him; clearly, he deserved the honor.

@Jason-kg4rs 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't actually tell us much about David.

@karenharris722 11 ай бұрын

They're all still in my thoughts after 43 years. I was in Spokane at the time and will never forget it!

@cvan7681 Жыл бұрын

The landslide/eruption came down the mountain at over 300mph. He had roughly 90 seconds to make his peace...

@shable1436 27 күн бұрын

That datson 210 had all the windows blown out even windshield that should have been coated back then, but the tires and rubber was good, still pumped up, that should tell you how fast the heat blast came and went, and how fragile our bodies are

@silvereagle2061 Ай бұрын

RIP David Johnston and Harry Truman

@jontalkasquan8487 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace to all the Sasquatch who lost their lives that day.

@emeralddragon1712 4 жыл бұрын

RIP ❤️

@rigogarcia2308 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in Paradise King Johnston may your soul live for all eternity ❤️

@aboomination897 3 жыл бұрын

What a cruel thought.

@unknownalien5424 3 жыл бұрын

@@aboomination897 you're crazy?

@aboomination897 3 жыл бұрын

@@unknownalien5424 ?

@Cherchezlatrish 9 күн бұрын

So this was said to be the 2nd most dangerous volcano in the US, what volcano is the most dangerous???

@rosierose1917 28 күн бұрын

"its going to get me too..." He knew it had gotten David already 😢

@yafois988 4 жыл бұрын

Wait until Mounthood in Oregon starts to go active More then it already IS the Mt Everette too. It’ll be a grand show.

@coltrv 4 жыл бұрын

It’ll never be active in our lifetime

@yafois988 4 жыл бұрын

@@coltrv Let’s hope so. Yet it actually IS as, the far side does not accumulate snow due to heat it emits. But I think youre talking about a Mt St Helens type event, let’s hope never so.

@coltrv 4 жыл бұрын

Cloud IS behind Sun yes I suppose it is still active since it isn’t dormant but it won’t ever erupt in our lifetime

@coltrv 4 жыл бұрын

Cloud IS behind Sun honestly it would be pretty cool if it erupted I just hope it wouldn’t be as bad as St Helens and that people would listen and evacuate the area if it ever did happen

@yafois988 4 жыл бұрын

@@coltrv It would wreck Tippy Canoe on the sandy river, OH WAIT!! it burn down few months ago and we cannot go out in public to eat there anyway, So Ya, let it EXPLODE!

@RFKFANTS67 3 ай бұрын

May 18 2024 Rip All who died.

@edwinlamont4187 4 жыл бұрын

If that new glacier that growing in Mount Saint Helens should be named after David Johnston.

@7531monkey 4 жыл бұрын

Hes got an observatory and a ridge named after him, whats next a beer?

@edwinlamont4187 4 жыл бұрын

@@7531monkey I knew of the observatory, but not the ridge. As for a beer, I'll drink that!!

@paulaneary7877 2 жыл бұрын

Well, this isn't really a tribute to David Johnston. They did not really even talk about him much, unfortuantely. Just saying.

@MyWayne30 2 жыл бұрын

How much people died during the explosion

@karenharris722 11 ай бұрын

57 people died that day.

@AwesomeAngryBiker 3 жыл бұрын

This is virtually nothing to do with David Johnston, shame on you producer and editor

@DeeTimmyfan Жыл бұрын

Those are his friends

@tenbroeck1958 4 ай бұрын

David Johnston was a big loss. As much as a person as a scientist. He predicted the likely eruption and unlikely series of events to spot-on that it seemed like he must have spoken directly with God or he had some mystical, superpowers.

@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Жыл бұрын

Rip ❤

@ericasimonson8737 Жыл бұрын

Surely someone has the actual audio of Johnston's last words...? 🧐🤔

@beachbum200009 4 ай бұрын

A ham radio operator recorded it. Search for it... easy to find.

@hwinny2 4 жыл бұрын

I forgot about him

@jesusramos1440 2 жыл бұрын

I have no Wordscape to describe the moment of eternity staring at one as it approaches..A Wonderment?¿

@samarasinghekankanamgevind8434 Жыл бұрын

What was the reason is that he told . Vancouver..Vancouver this is it..! Any explanation please

@AngelaAndrade38 Жыл бұрын

Neighbor city called vancouver

@samarasinghekankanamgevind8434 Жыл бұрын

@@AngelaAndrade38 Thank you..

@karenharris722 11 ай бұрын

Vancouver, WA was his base.

@4cats1porcupine Жыл бұрын

RIP

@beafreeall7953 4 жыл бұрын

had any of them looked at the old painting of the mt when it blew before they would have seen that it went to the north...and not put that observation module where they did...he would poss. still be alive today...

@ThePanamaCollection1-lv5po 12 күн бұрын

He obviously wasn't much of a scientist.............

@dylanbennett958 2 жыл бұрын

Just like Robert Lansburgh who died in 1920 there.

@jeffmercer9655 4 ай бұрын

Don't forget gerry Martin

@ace514ify Жыл бұрын

Rip David, thank you for your contribution towards science.

@R3TR0J4N Жыл бұрын

That some strong Datzun paint then

@QuixoteCoyote 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt he was a hero for helping convince authorities to setup an exclusion zone. But why did he stay so deep in what he predicted would be the death zone? 1:43 says it all. It seems like they could've kept monitoring good enough from further back but they wanted extra data and thought they could predict it?

@robertlucky781 2 жыл бұрын

According to the books I've read on the Mt. St. Helens eruption, they actually DID move the observation post further away -- BUT only one or a couple of ridges further away. The USGS senior geologists weren't expecting the eruption to be primarily a lateral blast the way it happened, they were expecting it to erupt mostly vertically instead. The Mt. St. Helens eruption taught the USGS and volcanologists a lot of new lessons about volcanoes and how they can erupt. The really sad thing was that Johnston wasn't even originally supposed to be there that Sunday morning -- he was there because he had swapped his original time manning that OP with another geologist who WAS supposed to be there, but wanted that weekend off for some personal reasons (I can't remember what). The other geologist supposedly carried a lot of guilt over Johnston's death for a long time, until he lost his own life in another eruption while doing research overseas. Johnston had guts, I'll give him that -- he knew he was sitting next to a powder keg with the fuse lit, and no idea how long the fuse was. God bless him, and grant him peace.

@chocolatetownforever7537 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Chuntus. Johnston himself said it would be no more than months until a catastrophic event happened at Mt. St. Helens. All that was learned about the events leading up to, and the actual eruption, could have been learned from a safer distance. Ive seen footage of the observatory, to me its SO CLOSE to the mountain and what ended up being a ticking timebomb. It wasnt worth him losing his life. I dont think he or anyone should have been allowed to be that close.

@Ultimitesigma619 3 жыл бұрын

When he said road blocks why does sound like he is saying roblox

@MichelleVisageOnlyFans 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it live back then. My dad was facetiming me with the mountain behind him when it erupted!

@karenharris722 9 ай бұрын

There was no facetiming 43 years ago.

@reneheckmann 10 ай бұрын

I bet he could be found, his Car must be a very big target what coulde be found using a Metal Detector.

@karenharris722 9 ай бұрын

No, I'm afraid he'll never be found. Nothing left of him.

@reneheckmann 9 ай бұрын

@@karenharris722 i dont think so, the engine of his car is a 1x1m huge block of metal..... if a metal detectorist would search in a direction from wher he was in direct line away from st helens i bet they would find him

@buddahmarketrecords203 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this on Facebook live in the 80s.

@bradyverzella2759 2 жыл бұрын

There wAs no Facebook In the 80a

@bradyverzella2759 2 жыл бұрын

@buddahmarketrecords203 2 жыл бұрын

@@bradyverzella2759 prove it

@Tomtom67733 2 жыл бұрын

my grafather was killed by the ash

@mb496 4 жыл бұрын

why station your self directly in front of the bulge, why not to the east or west with video Cameras. I mean no disrespect to David or harry.

@dragomilosevic4823 6 ай бұрын

@LycanWitch Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Linus Tech Tips Dad

@DeeTimmyfan Жыл бұрын

He's NOT KILLED he's MISSING!!!!!

@karenharris722 9 ай бұрын

Nonsense!

@dragomilosevic4823 6 ай бұрын

Even back then they were still trying to make you wear a mask

@trumpisacrybabydictatornar914 3 жыл бұрын

Man of David Johnson had just had one of those chrome metallic blankets he could’ve ducked and covered and he would’ve survived what a shame

@GlennaVan 3 жыл бұрын

Highly doubtful! It melted tires on vehicles - some real horror stories from there that have not been included in various documentaries about it. Those high temps didn't last just a few minutes - it would have been more like roasting a turkey in foil for Thanksgiving.

@zachhoward9099 2 жыл бұрын

There’s no way, the gases released were near supersonic speeds and the heat generated was way more than a fire retardant blanket could handle

@GlennaVan 2 жыл бұрын

@@zachhoward9099 Truth. People cannot comprehend both the heat and the speed of the "wave" of the eruption.

@MsAggie78 2 жыл бұрын

You're REALLY underestimating the lethality of this volcano.🤣🤣🤣

@MsAggie78 2 жыл бұрын

@@GlennaVan Casually mentioning surviving a VOLCANO in a fire-retardant blankie...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂👌👌

@jonathanfreeman7883 4 жыл бұрын

Why would somebody who knows a volcano is dangerous be in the blast zone. That radio signal saved nobody it was pretty much pointless. Just a bad idea

@FallingGalaxy 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't actually in the blast zone since they didn't know it was going to erupt on the side as far as they knew. They just weren't sure. I mean, why do you (Because you're human and likely drive) speed when you leave the house knowing that the reason we have laws against speeding is that it's an easy way to die and kill others? People make poor choices and gamble with lives every day without a thought to it.

@elinorkinsey7008 3 жыл бұрын

It was his job