The missing and injured Australians involved in New Zealand’s White Island Volcano eruption are being revealed as authorities pick up the pieces after the disaster. 9News
Anthony Lanford, 51, his wife Kristine Langford, 44, and their two teenage children Jesse, 19, and 17-year-old Winona, from north Willoughby on Sydney's north shore are unaccounted for.Anthony and Kristine Langford, from Sydney.
Jesse graduated from Marist College North Shore last year and is currently studying at the University of Technology of Sydney. "Of those injured, 27 of the 31 have suffered greater than 30 per cent total body surface area burns… it is possible that not all of the patients will survive," NZ Chief Medical Officer Dr Pete Watson said."Some were screaming in pain, some were silent, some were clearly shocked," witness Geoff Hopkins told 9News.
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