UPDATE 5: Whakaari / White Island body recovery
Friday, 13 December 2019, 10:33 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Statement attributable to Deputy Commissioner John
Tims, National Operations Commander
Six bodies have been
prepared for air lifting off Whakaari / White Island and the
process to transport them to HMNZS Wellington by helicopter
has
begun.
ENDS
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