A Brazilian hiker who fell from a cliff while hiking on an active volcano in Indonesia has died, according to her family and officials.
On Saturday, June 21, Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins, 26, fell from a cliff that surrounds a trail next to the crater of Mount Rinjani, a volcano that is more than 12,000 feet high, on the Indonesian island of Lombok, according to a translated statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.
The fall occurred about 6:30 a.m. local time while she was en route to the peak, the Gunung Rinjani National Park stated in a previous news release.
After multiple days of searching, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 24, that her body had been found.
“After four days of work, made difficult by adverse weather, ground and visibility conditions in the region, teams from the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency found the body of the Brazilian tourist,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil continued.
The agency added, “The Brazilian government extends its condolences to the family and friends of the Brazilian tourist for the immense loss caused by this tragic accident.”
The hiker’s family also confirmed her death in a statement posted to an Instagram account created to track recovery efforts.
“Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was,” read a translated message. “With immense sadness, we inform you that she did not survive. We remain very grateful for all the prayers, messages of affection and support that we have received.”
According to drone footage obtained by Brazilian outlet TV Brasil EBC, in the immediate aftermath of her fall, Marins was seen conscious and fidgeting while sitting on gray soil.
Muhammad Hariyadi, head of local rescuers, previously told Reuters that Marins fell off of a cliff and not into the volcano’s crater — but the soft sand in the area made retrieving her difficult.
Drone footage taken the next morning, showed that Marins was no longer at her original location, but responders were able to locate her again on Monday, June 23, according to the BBC.
In a social media post that day, the park said that a search and rescue team had been able to successfully monitor her with the help of a drone, and that she was “in a position stuck on a rock cliff at a depth of 500 meters and visually motionless.”
But the rescue operation proved difficult due to extreme terrain and weather, with thick fog conditions reducing visibility, according to the park.
The day before her body was found, Marins’ family made a desperate plea for help on social media. “A WHOLE DAY and they had advanced only 250m below, they were 350m away from Juliana and they retreated,” they wrote. “WE NEED HELP, WE NEED THE RESCUE TO REACH JULIANA URGENTLY!”
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Mount Rinjani is Indonesia’s second-highest volcano at 12,224 feet — and in recent years, several people have died during hikes there, including a tourist from Malaysia last month.
