BREAKING: Five victims of the NZ volcano eruption have now been formally identified, as a search of the island fails to find two still missing.
The breathing apparatuses used by SAS members on Friday had enough oxygen for four hours.
Police divers prepare to search the waters near White Island off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand.It comes after police officially identified the first victim from the White Island volcano eruption as 21-year-old Australian woman Krystal Browitt yesterday afternoon. With a 50 per cent chance of the volcano erupting again, the divers are searching for one body they believe is trapped in water close to the island.The body of another potential victim still missing has not yet been sighted, however no NZ military personnel will be returning to the island’s surface yet, due to dangerous conditions.
Navy divers are back searching for a seventh body off White island after SAS soldiers recovered six on Friday in a daring mission. Picture: NZDF.With a 50 per cent chance of another eruption, the divers are searching for one body they believe is trapped in water close to the island. Picture: Sunrise.Working in pairs, the SAS soldiers wore Hazmat suits against the hot steam and noxious gases on White Island. Picture: NZDF.
Three patients remain in a critical condition at Royal North Shore, where two patients are still in a stable condition.
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