New Zealand Police have formally named 21-year-old Australian woman Krystal Eve Browitt as a victim of the White Island volcanic eruption.
Krystal Eve Browitt is the first victim to be formally named by New Zealand Police.
The deceased recovered from Whakaari / White Island have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster identification process. An internationally approved process for disaster management identification is being followed.Officers have so far been unable to recover the remains of two other individuals but at least one body has reportedly been spotted in waters not far from the island's shore.
"And we haven't quite got the detail yet but it's possible that there's been, quite heavy rain since Monday afternoon. Mr Clement said police weren't ready to rule out the eighth body being on land, saying he"would leave either scenario open"."But if it's on land, it's not visible on the surface. So we've got to work through the possibilities with regard to where it might be."
"This is a long and complex process and we are working as quickly as possible to return loved ones to their families," he said.
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