A 29-year-old Australian tourist has died after falling 80 metres from a cliff at the famous Kelingking Beach in Bali, Indonesia. Brianna Cronin was solo travelling when she plummeted from the sheer cliff face on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Ms Cronin was exploring the rock formation, which resembles a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex and has become one of Bali's most recognisable landmarks, when she slipped on loose rock. She became stuck on the southern side of the cliff, unable to get back to the track and too high to descend to the beach below.
Rescue attempt and second fall
Another tourist spotted Ms Cronin and alerted one of the local lifeguards who monitor the beach below. Planning was underway to rescue her when she fell a second time, hitting the sand and suffering multiple fractures from the fall down the rocky cliff. Ms Cronin died at the scene.
Track previously called a 'death trap'
The track to the beach has previously been called a "death trap" and an "accident waiting to happen," reports the Mail. One visitor wrote on Tripadvisor in 2019: "The views are spectacular but it is downright dangerous and irresponsibly managed." The visitor described half of the path as "sheer, vertical drops" requiring "climbing, hanging, and holding on to broken side rails made literally of sticks and bamboo."
Body recovered by rescuers
A metal framework for a large elevator between the top of the cliff and beach was constructed in recent years, but called off in 2025 following concerns over the impact to nature and increased tourist numbers. Ms Cronin was carried back up the cliff by rescuers to an ambulance waiting at the top. An earlier attempt to remove her body by boat had to be abandoned due to large and dangerous swells. Her remains are being repatriated to Australia.
