Author Interview

Granddaughter of Erebus victim on her quest for the truth

08:35 am on 2 November 2019

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Sarah Myles Photo: supplied

November 28th will be the 40th anniversary of the Erebus disaster which shook our nation and took 257 lives when an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight crashed into a mountain in Antarctica.

A Royal Commission of Inquiry later revealed 'an orchestrated litany of lies' designed to cover up the real reasons for the crash.  

Sarah Myles' grandfather Frank Christmas, a keen amateur photographer, died in the tragedy. She's written a book Towards the Mountain, which weaves together the stories of Frank, his fellow adventurers and the first responders on the scene.

Cross on Mt Erebus Photo: supplied