Family of tourist speak out following her death after she was trapped 1,968ft down active volcano for days

The family of the Brazilian national who died after becoming trapped in an active volcano for four days have spoken out.

Juliana Marins, 26, fell from a cliff near Cemara Nunggal en route to the peak of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia on Saturday (June 21).

Juliana, who had been solo travelling around Southeast Asia, 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.

It was confirmed on Tuesday (June 24) that after days of rescue efforts, Juliana had sadly died, with Tereza Cristina - a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate - taking to Twitter to pay her respects.

She 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.

Juliana Marins died earlier this week after falling from a cliff near Cemara Nunggal (Instagram/@ajulianamarins)

"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."

Juliana's family have since taken to Instagram to speak out after it was confirmed the hiker could not be saved.

They penned: "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 love and support we have received."

Hikers who have experienced the popular Indonesian route have spoke about the difficulties it provides, with one man dubbing it as 'really hard'.

Juliana's family have spoken out about their loss (Instagram/@rescuejulianamarins)

He told Brazilian 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."

An initial search and rescue mission for the Brazilian national was called off earlier this week due to adverse conditions, but when authorities were able to help Julian again, it was too late.

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."