After weighing up the risks, New Zealand police have decided to attempt the retrieval of eight bodies from White Island on Friday morning
Under tremendous pressure from local families and despite the risk of another eruption, New Zealand emergency workers will attempt the dangerous retrieval of eight bodies from Whakaari on Friday morning.
New Zealand's geological monitoring agency, GNS Science, has downgraded the threat level from three to two, but maintains there's still a 40 to 60 per cent chance of another eruption in the next 24 hours. "It's a lot of strong activity. It's indicative of potential for an eruption that's a lot more significant."Police believe eight bodies lay around 300 metres from the crater, within 200 square metres, in small clusters.It would take around 15 minutes to walk from the shore to the region where the retrieval would take place.
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