New Zealand police: Atlanta woman among volcano victims

New Zealand police: Atlanta woman among volcano victims

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta area woman was among the 19 people killed by a volcanic eruption in New Zealand last month, police confirmed Friday.

Mayuari Singh, 42, died after the Dec. 9 eruption on White Island, New Zealand Police said in a news release.

Singh and her husband, Pratap Singh, were hospitalized in the days after the eruption, WXIA-TV reported. The Stone Mountain woman died Dec. 22, according to Wages and Sons funeral home.

Forty-seven people were visiting the tourist destination when the volcano erupted, killing 13 initially and leaving more than two dozen hospitalized with severe burns. Six victims have died in hospitals.