

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2001/S00359/death-toll-from-whakaariwhite-island-eruption-rises-to-20.htm

Death toll from Whakaari/White Island eruption rises to 20

Thursday, 23 January 2020, 4:06 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Deputy Commissioner John Tims, National Operations Commander

Two people missing presumed deceased following the Whakaari/White Island eruption have now been confirmed as deceased by the Chief Coroner.

The two deceased are Hayden Marshall-Inman of New Zealand and Winona Langford of Australia.

The Chief Coroner has ruled that both Winona and Hayden died on Whakaari/White Island.

The deaths of Winona and Hayden brings the official number of deceased to 20, 18 of whom died in New Zealand and two in Australia.