A BRAZILIAN woman has been found dead in Indonesia after being trapped in an active volcano for four days, her family has confirmed.
Juliana Marins, 26, slipped and fell more than 1,600 feet from a hiking trail along the crater rim of Mount Rinjani on Saturday morning.
Juliana, a publicist and dancer from Niterói, near Rio de Janeiro, fell while trekking up Mount Rinjani – Indonesia’s second-highest volcano.
She had been backpacking through Southeast Asia since February, documenting her solo trip on social media.
Tourists on the Indonesian island of Lombok spotted her inside the crater after hearing screams for help.
Juliana survived the fall but was unable to climb back up due to her injuries and had no access to food, water or shelter.
The first rescue team was dispatched at 2.32pm local time on Saturday.
Since then, six rescue teams tried to reach her, supported by two helicopters and equipment including an industrial drill.
Search efforts on Sunday morning were plagued by cold temperatures and fog.
A drone spotted her on Sunday, but when rescuers descended the volcano on Monday, she was no longer in the same spot.
Rescuers finally located her on Tuesday, but it was tragically too late.
Her family confirmed her death on social media, writing: “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.”
Earlier this week, Nikolas Osman, spokesperson for the East Lombok Police, said Juliana was hiking in a group and fell after suffering fatigue.
He said: “While heading to the summit of Rinjani on the way to the Cemara Tunggal area, the victim experienced fatigue and the guide at that time advised her to rest.
“Then the five guests in the tour group were taken by the guide to continue the journey.
“However, by the time he returned to fetch her, the Brazilian woman was already missing.”
Indonesian authorities deployed three helicopters to try and rescue Juliana, according to West Nusa Tenggara governor Lalu Muhamad Iqbal.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/14551221/tourist-dead-volcano-crater/
