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ZB justice reporter: US survivors of 2019 White Island were convinced they were going to die

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Wed, 12 Jul 2023, 6:00pm
Photo / George Novak
Photo / George Novak

ZB justice reporter: US survivors of 2019 White Island were convinced they were going to die

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 12 Jul 2023, 6:00pm

Survivors of the fatal Whakaari White Island eruption in 2019 have given evidence in court today.

22 people died and 25 were injured.

WorkSafe has accused six parties of health and safety failures before the disaster.

ZB justice reporter Chelsea Daniels is covering the trial.

She says US honeymooners Matthew and Lauren Urey told their story today.

"Lauren remembers hiding behind a rock where she knows others were too, because she could hear their screams. She was concerned about holding her hard hat in place because of the debris hurtling towards them."

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