"Dive squad continue to search waters off Whakaari/White
Island"
Please attribute to Deputy Commissioner John
Tims, National Operations Commander
Divers in the water
around Whakaari / White Island today continue to face unique
and challenging conditions.
A team of nine from the Police
National Dive Squad resumed their search at 7am today for a
body seen in the water following Monday’s volcanic
eruption.
The water around the island is contaminated,
requiring the divers to take extra precautions to ensure
their safety, including using specialist protective
equipment.
Divers have reported seeing a number of dead
fish and eels washed ashore and floating in the
water.
Each time they surface, the divers are
decontaminated using fresh water.
Conditions in the water
today are not optimal, with between zero and two metres
visibility depending on location.
The dive operation will
be boosted this afternoon with personnel from the Navy dive
team.
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