Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano

NITEROI, Brazil — A Brazilian hiker who died after falling from the ridge of a volcano in Indonesia was buried on Friday in Rio de Janeiro state.

Juliana Marins’ physique arrived in Brazil on Tuesday, per week after authorities confirmed her dying. Her household has accused Indonesian authorities of negligence and delays within the rescue and repatriation course of.

On June 21, the 26-year-old vacationer started summiting on Mount Rinjani, an lively 3,726-meter (12,224-foot) volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok, with a information and 5 different foreigners, when she fell about 600 meters (almost 2,000 ft), Indonesian authorities mentioned.

Indonesian rescuers retrieved her physique on June 25. Authorities confirmed her dying on Tuesday after the rescuers reached and examined the physique, which was discovered utilizing a thermal drone after 4 days of intensive searches difficult by terrain and climate. The retrieval took no less than 5 hours due to the rocky and steep terrain and foggy climate.

Hundreds of thousands of individuals in Brazil adopted the rescue efforts. Indonesian authorities and the rescuer staff met with Marins’ household to elucidate the method.

Mount Rinjani, Indonesia’s second-tallest peak, is a well-liked vacation spot for trekkers.

Manoel Marins, the hiker’s father, instructed reporters on the burial in her hometown of Niteroi that what occurred to his daughter was “a matter of disregard for human life,” blaming what he referred to as Indonesia’s “precarious public providers.”

“Sadly, it’s a vacationer vacation spot — recognized worldwide, a rustic that will depend on tourism to outlive,” he mentioned. “It ought to have higher infrastructure, higher sources to rescue individuals.”

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