Tourist who was trapped 1,600ft down active volcano for days tragically dies before rescuers get to her
A Brazil national who was trapped deep inside an active volcano for four days has died before she could be rescued, her family has confirmed.
In the early hours of Saturday morning (June 21), Juliana Marins, 26, fell from a cliff near Cemara Nunggal en route to the peak of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia. The volcano is active, having last erupted in 2016.
Juliana is said to have been on a hike with a guide when the incident occurred, as she reportedly asked the guide for a break. However, the group allegedly carried on without her, and when the guide returned, they found Juliana had fallen down the cliff.
Now, it has been confirmed the hiker has tragically lost her life.
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Tereza Cristina, a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate, penned on Twitter: "The entire Brazil cheered and prayed that the rescue would arrive in time to save the young woman from Niterói, Juliana Marins, alive. Unfortunately, they could not save her. Very sad.
"Our condolences to her family and friends.
"And may the Brazilian government, through Itamaraty, demand an investigation of the facts and the punishment of those responsible in Indonesia. In practice, Juliana was left behind twice: on the dangerous trail and after she fell off the cliff."
A social media post from Juliana's family also confirmed the hiker had died.
It reads: "Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was. With great 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."
Marianna, the hiker's sister, previously claimed Juliana did not know where to go after losing sight of her guide.
"She didn’t know what to do. When the guide came back because he saw that she was taking too long, he saw that she had fallen down there," the sibling said.
Meanwhile, other hikers described the climb as 'really hard', with one man recalling on the Brazlian TV network Globo: "It was really early, before sunrise, in bad visibility conditions with just a simple lantern to light up the terrain which was difficult and slippery."
Prior to confirmation that Juliana had died, Gunung Rinjani National Park said in a Facebook statement that the young woman had been 'successfully monitored using a drone, in a position stuck on a rock cliff at a depth of 500 meters and visually motionless'.
The park added: "Two rescue personnel were deployed to reach the victim's location and check the second anchor point at a depth of 350m (1,140 ft). However, after observation, two large overhangs were found before reaching the victim, making it impossible to install the anchor. The rescue team had to climb to reach the victim."
The operation was ultimately abandoned due to poor weather conditions.
Topics: News, Travel, Volcano, World News
Callum Jones