Australia has dispatched three RAAF aircraft to assist in bringing Australian injured in the New Zealand volcano eruption home
"We mourn the loss of Gavin and Zoe," the family said."Gavin was a wonderful son and brother. We'll miss him at the cricket and we'll miss him at the football."Our hearts break at the loss of Zoe at such a young age. We know her loss will also devastate her school community and the local Girl Guides, of which she was an active member."St Aloysius College, where Zoe was in year 9, said the school community shared the family's deep grief.
"The family's pain and that of their friends and the school community are beyond words, yet we cherish all that we have shared with Zoe and her family over 10 years."Earlier, hopes that a Queensland mother and daughter may have miraculously survived the White Island volcanic eruption in New Zealand were"snuffed out", when it emerged the pair were also among the dead.
"You obviously live in hope that's it not going to be your loved one's name that comes up, but the hope was snuffed out this morning with the message from the New Zealand police," John Mickel said on Wednesday. Their family frantically called hospitals and authorities following the eruption after receiving no contact from them.The active Whakaari/White Island stratovolcano exploded on Monday, while 47 people were on the island.
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