The 40-year-old German woman reported missing after she failed to return from her diving group trip in ‘Eua on Sunday, has been identified by Police.

Her name was Marina Trost from Munich, Germany.

Earlier, police said they were coordinating the search with assistance from local boats, divers and New Zealand and Australian authorities in the area but Trost has not been seen since.

She was part of a whale-watching group that visited a cave on the northern tip of the island.

The location is known to divers as the Cathedral.