(CNN) The bodies of two people missing after a volcano erupted on New Zealand's White Island last week likely washed out to sea and may never be found, police said Wednesday. White Island , also known as Whakaari, erupted on December 9 while 47 people were visiting the volcano , which is about 48 kilometers (30 miles) off the coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are Australian tourist Winona Langford, 17, and New Zealander Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40, who was a tour guide. Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement told a news conference on Wednesday that a dive squad and helicopters will continue to search for the two missing bodies for a day or two longer. "The reality is we have to wait for Mother Nature to produce those bodies, and it may and it may not.

Source: CNN December 18, 2019 04:41 UTC