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Four more victims formally identified in Whakaari/White Island eruption

December 16, 2019

The search for the two remaining bodies will enter its third day today. (Source: Other)

Four more victims have been formally identified following the Whakaari/White Island eruption last week.

They have been named as Jessica Richards, 20; Jason David Griffiths, 33; Martin Berend Hollander, 48; and Kristine Elizabeth Langford, 45, police said.

All four victims were identified as Australian citizens.

Marise Payne is set to arrive in the country today. (Source: Other)

It comes after police earlier confirmed brothers Matthew and Berend Hollander, 13 and 16, were killed in the December 9 eruption.

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The death toll stands at 16.

Jessica Richards was also studying at university to become a vet. She is one of the first Australians confirmed dead. (Source: Other)

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