A Brazilian tourist who fell into a ravine while hiking on Mount Rinjani in Indonesia has been found dead, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at the popular hiking destination on Lombok island.
The Brazilian foreign ministry expressed deep sadness over the death, stating that Marins fell from a cliff near the crater. Rescue efforts were hampered by adverse weather, terrain, and visibility conditions, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he received the news with great sadness and pledged full support to her family through diplomatic and consular services. The head of Indonesia's rescue agency, Mohammad Syafii, reported that rescuers found her body at a depth of 600 metres with no signs of life.
An Instagram account run by Marins' family, which gained over 1.5 million followers during the search, confirmed her death on Tuesday evening. Her last posts showed her backpacking through Thailand and Vietnam before reaching Indonesia.
Mount Rinjani, Indonesia's second-tallest volcano, is a popular trekking destination. In 2018, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake caused landslides that stranded hundreds of hikers and killed at least 17 people on the island.
