UPDATE 5: Whakaari / White Island body recovery

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.

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