SouthAussie
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Is that plus the 2 missing (presumed dead) tour guides, so 17? What a horrible nightmare this is.
I think so ... they are saying that 15 is now the 'official' death toll. I don't think they include missing people in that (?), not until their deaths are officially confirmed.
They are saying this morning that the team that are - right now - on the island looking for the missing can only stay on the island for 75 mins, so they are using a buddy system of taking it in turns to search.
Their best and heaviest breathing equipment can only safely cover 75 mins of exposure to the island's air, plus they are working on a surface that is searingly hot.