On this undated photograph launched by the Indonesian Nationwide Search and Rescue Company on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, a rescuer climbs down the ridge of Mount Rinjani throughout the evacuation operation for Juliana Marins, a Brazilian vacationer who fell whereas mountaineering close to the volcano’s summit, in Lombok, Indonesia.
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SAO PAULO — A younger Brazilian hiker who fell a whole bunch of meters from the ridge of a towering Indonesian volcano and was trapped there for nearly 4 days was discovered lifeless on Tuesday, Brazil’s authorities stated. For days, thousands and thousands of individuals in Brazil had watched, posted and prayed as rescuers tried to find her.
The vacationer, 26-year-old Juliana Marins, started summiting on June 21 Mount Rinjani, an lively 12,224-foot volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok, with a information and 5 different foreigners when she fell some 1,968 ft, Indonesian authorities stated.
“No indicators of life have been discovered,” stated Mohammad Syafii, head of Indonesia’s Nationwide Search and Rescue Company.
Marins’ household in Brazil confirmed her dying.
The Indonesian rescue crew stated it discovered Marins’ physique beside a crater utilizing a thermal drone after 4 days of intensive searches sophisticated by extraordinarily harsh terrain and climate.
The troublesome situations and restricted visibility delayed the evacuation course of, Syafii stated, because the rescue crew climbed carrying Marins’ physique to Sembalun basecamp however must wait till Wednesday for transport to a police hospital.
Brazil’s Overseas Ministry referred to as her dying a tragedy and stated that the nation’s embassy in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, had coordinated the rescue with native authorities.
Marins’ ordeal has riveted her dwelling nation, Brazil, with thousands and thousands following the dramatic search-and-rescue efforts since information broke of her fall.
Authorities didn’t say when precisely she died.
Including to the frenzy in Brazil over her ordeal, Brazil’s embassy in Jakarta had accused the Indonesian authorities of fabricating Marins’ rescue and misinforming her household that she had been situated and given meals and water simply hours after her fall.
There was no rapid response from the Indonesian authorities on that declare.
Indonesia’s island of Lombok lies east of Jakarta and neighbors the island of Bali. Mount Rinjani, the nation’s second-tallest peak, is a well-liked vacation spot for trekkers.
In an Instagram publish, Marins’ household thanked the various Brazilians who had prayed for his or her daughter’s security.
Marins, a dancer who lived in Niteroi, outdoors Rio de Janeiro, had been touring throughout Asia since February, her household stated. She had visited the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand earlier than reaching Indonesia.
