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Another person has died as a result of injuries sustained during the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption in December.
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Police today confirmed that 64-year-old Horst Westenfelder died in a hospital abroad in July. Source: 1 NEWS
Horst Westenfelder, 64, died on July 2 in a hospital abroad. raising the death toll to 22 since the eruption of December 9, 2019.
Westenfelder, from Germany, died of medical complications while receiving treatment for injuries.
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The cell phone video taken by one of the 21 people who died was broadcast on Australia’s 60 Minutes program. Source: 1 NEWS
“It is amazing how many months my cheerful, level-headed and strong husband ‘Horsti’ was fighting for his life and I am grateful to everyone who thought of us and helped us through this difficult time,” said his wife Angelika Westenfelder. in a sentence.
“He lost this battle and began his last journey in July. It is an irreplaceable loss to our family, his friends and, of course, to me.”
Westenfelder is the first Whakaari / White Island victim to die outside of New Zealand and Australia, 19 of the victims died in Aotearoa and two in Australia.
Tourists on a cruise ship traveling through New Zealand were at the active volcano, which sits off the coast of the Bay of Plenty, on a guided day trip when it erupted.
The Westenfelder family requested privacy as they are still coming to terms with the death of their beloved husband, father and grandfather, New Zealand police said in a statement.
