Rescuers seek for Brazilian vacationer Juliana Marins on Indonesian volcano

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Rescuers in Indonesia are looking for a Brazilian vacationer who fell whereas mountaineering close to the crater of Mount Rinjani, an lively volcano.

Brazilian media and the lady's household have recognized her as 26-year-old Juliana Marins, who was mountaineering with a bunch when she disappeared round 06:30 native time on Saturday.

Brazilian authorities mentioned she fell from "a cliff that surrounds the path subsequent to the volcano's crater".

Search and rescue makes an attempt have to this point been unsuccessful because of the excessive terrain and foggy climate, in keeping with Indonesian authorities.

Mount Rinjani park authorities mentioned in a social media publish that rescuers on Saturday had heard Ms Marins's screams for assist. On the time she was secure, although she seemed to be in shock, they mentioned.

Drone footage and different clips filmed by hikers which have been circulating on-line and carried by Brazilian media additionally seem to point out she was alive on Saturday. She was seen sitting and transferring round in gray soil, far beneath a mountaineering path.

However later that day rescuers couldn't discover her once they descended 300m (984ft) to the place they believed she was situated, nor did she reply once they referred to as out to her.

By Sunday morning, drone footage confirmed that she was not at her location, mentioned park authorities, who added that thick fog had hampered rescue efforts and affected the usage of a thermal drone.

On Monday rescuers have been in a position to find Ms Marins once more, who appeared to have had fallen even additional, however needed to cease work due to "local weather circumstances", in keeping with the household.

Rescuers had "superior simply 250m down, they'd 350m left to succeed in Juliana however they retreated", the household mentioned on their social media account.

The household additionally claimed that the park stays open and that vacationers have been nonetheless mountaineering on the identical route "whereas Juliana is NEEDING HELP! We do not know the state of her well being! She nonetheless has no water, meals or heat garments for 3 days!"

The BBC has contacted Ms Marins's household and Mount Rinjani park authorities for remark.

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In interviews with Brazilian TV community Globo, two members in Ms Marins's group described the hike as troublesome.

One mentioned the climb was "actually onerous" and "it was so chilly, it was actually, actually powerful".

One other mentioned on the time of the accident Ms Marins was in the back of the group mountaineering with their information. "It was actually early, earlier than dawn, in unhealthy visibility circumstances with only a easy lantern to gentle up the terrain which was troublesome and slippery," he mentioned.

The Brazilian overseas ministry mentioned in a press release that it was in contact with the Indonesian authorities and had despatched two embassy staff to watch the rescue efforts.

Satyawan Pudyatmoko, an official from Indonesia's forestry ministry, mentioned on Monday that climbers ought to prioritise their security whereas mountaineering.

In 2022 a Portuguese man died after falling off a cliff on the summit of Mount Rinjani. In Might this yr, a Malaysian hiker died after a fall whereas climbing the volcano.