All victims of the White Island volcanic eruption have now been identified,
New Zealand police said Tuesday, as they formally named two Australians and an
American among the deceased.
The
explosion at the popular adventure tourist destination on December 9 killed 18 people, with another 17 receiving intensive treatment for severe burns.
Following lengthy forensic examination, the latest dead to be named were two Australians -- Richard Aaron Elzer, 32, and Julie Richards, 47 -- and a US citizen with
Australian residency -- Barbara Jean Hollander, 49.