A pilot has revealed the final moment he saw one of the missing victims of the White Island volcanic eruption disaster still alive.
Police have confirmed their identities as Australian Winona Langford, 17, and New Zealand tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40.
Winona Langford, 17, of North Sydney, has been identified as one of the two people still missing on White Island.Ms Langford’s parents Kristine and Anthony were killed in the eruption last Monday, with her 19-year-old brother Jesse still in hospital.“They will be greatly missed by all who knew them.
Specialist dive teams have been searching the area around the island as it is not known whether the bodies are still on the land or in the water.Some 47 people were on the island when the active volcano blew ash, hot liquid and steam almost three metres into the sky.The death toll currently stands at 16.
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