Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
Another victim of the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Måns Loke Bernhardsson, from Sweden.
Six people died in the Mauao slip last Thursday.
At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court this evening, coroner Louella Dunn formally identified the 20 year old tourist.
Detective Sergeant Brent Griffiths told the court the body was found on Saturday, and forensic dental examination and DNA had determined his identity.
On Wednesday, the first victim was formally identified as Max Furse-Kee. His identity was released on the same day he would have turned 16.
Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui have resumed after being paused for a second time when technology that had been installed to monitor land movement was triggered.
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