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Eruption keeps rescuers from missing man
By New Zealand correspondent Peter Lewis
Five survivors of a volcanic eruption on a remote New Zealand island are on their way back to the mainland but no trace of a sixth man missing since the eruption has been found.
Steam, ash and mud has been thrown out of the volcano in the first eruption on Raoul Island, about 1,000 kilometres north-east of Auckland, in more than 40 years.
The missing man was among a group of scientists from New Zealand's Conservation Department on the island.
The 30-year-old had been taking water temperature readings from the island's crater lake when the volcano erupted.
He has not been seen since.
"Two staff went to investigate the area where the missing person was thought to be and they found that the track was impassable and further volcanic activity occurred and they retreated," department spokeswoman Liz Maire said.
His five colleagues raised the alarm and a rescue helicopter retrieved them safely late this afternoon.
Vulcanologists had detected signs the volcano was stirring in recent days.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 594781.htmBy New Zealand correspondent Peter Lewis
Five survivors of a volcanic eruption on a remote New Zealand island are on their way back to the mainland but no trace of a sixth man missing since the eruption has been found.
Steam, ash and mud has been thrown out of the volcano in the first eruption on Raoul Island, about 1,000 kilometres north-east of Auckland, in more than 40 years.
The missing man was among a group of scientists from New Zealand's Conservation Department on the island.
The 30-year-old had been taking water temperature readings from the island's crater lake when the volcano erupted.
He has not been seen since.
"Two staff went to investigate the area where the missing person was thought to be and they found that the track was impassable and further volcanic activity occurred and they retreated," department spokeswoman Liz Maire said.
His five colleagues raised the alarm and a rescue helicopter retrieved them safely late this afternoon.
Vulcanologists had detected signs the volcano was stirring in recent days.
Like I'm sorry for the family but.....
so the wee machines they I assume they were monitoring didn't give him a clue NOT to go down to the water?:lol:
Do they train these dudes? Gapp has afew funny stories he might share.....
EDIT:Ok just found this page and it makes it worse.....
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Eruption strands NZ scientists
A dramatic long-range rescue is under way in the Pacific after a volcanic eruption on an island north-east of New Zealand.
At least one person is missing after the eruption on Raoul Island, about 700 kilometres north-east of Auckland.
Steam, ash and mud has been thrown out of the volcano in the first eruption on the island in more than 40 years.
Six workers from New Zealand's Department of Conservation are stationed on the island.
Department area manager Rolien Elliot says one of them has gone missing during a routine mission to check the water temperature of a lake this morning and remains unaccounted for.
A rescue helicopter is on its way to the island to evacuate the stranded survivors.
"We are monitoring the situation closely, with the safety of the staff being our top priority," Mr Elliot said.
The eruption follows a strong sequence of earthquakes since Sunday night.
The scientists were on the island to monitor the temperature of water in the craters and track impending eruptions.
New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences spokesman says this morning's eruption "seems to have occurred with no immediate warning".
- ABC/AFP
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 594571.htmA dramatic long-range rescue is under way in the Pacific after a volcanic eruption on an island north-east of New Zealand.
At least one person is missing after the eruption on Raoul Island, about 700 kilometres north-east of Auckland.
Steam, ash and mud has been thrown out of the volcano in the first eruption on the island in more than 40 years.
Six workers from New Zealand's Department of Conservation are stationed on the island.
Department area manager Rolien Elliot says one of them has gone missing during a routine mission to check the water temperature of a lake this morning and remains unaccounted for.
A rescue helicopter is on its way to the island to evacuate the stranded survivors.
"We are monitoring the situation closely, with the safety of the staff being our top priority," Mr Elliot said.
The eruption follows a strong sequence of earthquakes since Sunday night.
The scientists were on the island to monitor the temperature of water in the craters and track impending eruptions.
New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences spokesman says this morning's eruption "seems to have occurred with no immediate warning".
- ABC/AFP
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The eruption follows a strong sequence of earthquakes since Sunday night.
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"seems to have occurred with no immediate warning".
ok, I aint no scientist but.... 