Juliana Marins, a 26 -year -old Brazilian tourist from Niterói, died after staying trapped in a rocky area of Mount Rinjanian active volcano in Indonesia. The young woman had fallen through a cliff three days ago during an excursion to the top.
The incident occurred on Saturday, June 21, around 6:30 in the morning, local time, while the young woman walked through the Cemara Nunggal sector in the direction of the summit, on the island of Lombok. According to his fellow excursion, LThrough journey, it was especially arduous due to cold, little visibility and slippery terrain.
Marins was at the end of the group, accompanied by his guide, when the fall occurred. One of the witnesses indicated that at that time they only had a flashlight to light the path, which further complicated the advance.
The death of the Brazilian tourist
The death was confirmed through the Instagram that was created with the objective of rescuing the 26 -year -old. “Today, the rescue team managed to get to the place where Juliana Marins was. With immense sadness, we reported that she did not resist.”
“We are very grateful for all the prayers and messages of affection we have received,” says the statement released in the @Resgatejulianamarins account, administered by the family of the young native of Janeiro River.
The rescue attempt
The National Park authorities reported that, initially, rescuers listened to Juliana’s screams, which allowed it to locate it. Aerial images showed that it was still conscious and with limited mobility, sitting on gray volcanic terrain.
Although the teams managed to do it get basic supplies such as water and foodthey failed to rescue it initially due to the complexity of the land and adverse conditions. Marins was found trapped in a rocky shelf about 500 meters deep, although later it was observed that He was no longer in the same place, which forced his search to resume.
During last Monday, rescuers managed to locate it again, but they had to suspend evacuation work for bad weather. The young woman’s family was worried and denounced the lack of stricter measures by the Gunung Rinjani National Parkwhich remains open to tourism. As they declared, the lifeguards had descended 250 meters, leaving 350 to reach Juliana, but they had to return.
After the rescue attempt, the tasks were resumed on Tuesday while There were still indications that Marins was still alive. The operation began around 15 (local time), even with adverse climatic conditions. Finally, rescuers managed to reach itbut they found her dead.
The Rescue operations They faced significant obstacles due to extreme terrain and adverse weather conditions. The National Park explained that two members of the rescue personnel were deployed to reach the location of the victim and verify the second anchor point at a depth of 350 meters.
“After the observation, two great projections were found before arriving at the victim, making it impossible to install the anchor. The rescue team had to climb to reach the victim,” the park authorities detailed. The thick fog It has reduced visibility and affected the use of thermal drones, further complicating evacuation work.
It is used helicopters To try to accelerate the evacuation process, but volcanic terrain conditions continue to present technical challenges for specialized equipment.
Diplomatic efforts and official reaction
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry confirmed that it is actively collaborating with the Indonesian authorities and that two Embassy officials in Yakarta were sent to closely follow the rescue operation. Likewise, Juliana’s family is in constant contact with those responsible for the tour that organized the excursion.
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Faced with criticism, Satyawan Potyatmoko, representative of the Forestry Ministry of Indonesia, declared that access to the mountain was not closed since emergency equipment evaluated that they did not interfere with the rescue mission. He also noted that visitors were warned about restrictions in the affected area, because many tourists had reserved their promotion in advance. Meanwhile, efforts continue to save Juliana Marins in a counterreloj race in one of the most challenging environments in Southeast Asia.
Source: Ambito
