The anxious wait for loved ones of missing Australians continues in the wake of the deadly White Island volcano eruption. 9News
"This is a terrible tragedy, a time of great innocence and joy interrupted by the horror of that eruption."Adelaide family Gavin Dallow, his wife Lisa Dallow and Lisa's 15-year-old daughter Zoe Hosking were among tourists visiting White Island when the volcano erupted.
The family is believed to have been visiting the volcano from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas cruise ship as part of Mr Langford's birthday celebrations. Family of the pair told the ABC they were on the cruise liner Ovation of the Seas and had taken a tour to see the active volcano on White Island in the Bay of Plenty on Monday.
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