SYDNEY, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian authorities confirmed two more deaths in the bushfire on Kangaroo Island of South Australia, according to News.com.au's report on Saturday.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall told reporters that it was "very sad" to hear the deaths.

According to local authorities, "more or less half" of land had been burned through on Friday's massive bushfire.

Kangaroo Island is a tourism and conservation hotspot off the coast of South Australia.