A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies, Friday, December 13, from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. Military personnel worked as quickly as possible after helicoptering to White Island, which experts have said still has a 50-60% chance of erupting again in the coming hours.
Six of the eight bodies on the island were taken to a the HMNZS Wellington naval patrol vessel, police said. Recovery teams had good knowledge of the location of those six before landing. (Reuters)
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