'Forever linked to NZ': Four more victims identified as Jacinda Ardern posts tribute to volcano victims
New Zealand Police have confirmed the deaths of four more Australians in the White Island volcano eruption, as authorities regroup to consider how to recover two bodies believed to be remaining on the island.She thanked everyone involved in rescue and recovery effortsPolice said Monday morning Jessica Richards, 20, Jason Griffiths, 33, Martin Hollander, 48, and Kristine Langford, 45, had been formally identified as having died in the disaster.
A recovery team retrieved six bodies from Whakaari/White Island on Friday, but were unable to retrieve a further two bodies.and searched a location thought to be the most likely place where one of the bodies might be, however no bodies were found. A New Zealand Police spokeswoman told the ABC that the team was debriefing and planning their next possible move today. Reports from New Zealand have said aerial surveys are resuming to scour the island again., saying that those who died were"forever linked" to her country.
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