NZDF Colonel Rian McKinstry says the recovery team went beyond limits in yesterday's mission. Wading through boiling, knee-deep acidic sludge, the team of experienced specialist soldiers tasked with recovering six bodies from Whakaari/White Island looked at each other in doubt. Matt, a member of the SAS whose identity cannot be revealed, was commanding the recovery mission on Friday at the unpredictable volcano. ROSA WOODS/STUFF Colonel Rian McKinstry from the NZDF recounts details of the mission to recover bodies from Whakaari/White Island. ROSA WOODS/STUFF NZDF Colonel Rian McKinstry shows us what the recovery team wore to stay safe during yesterday's White Island operation.

Source: Stuff December 14, 2019 16:02 UTC