RINJANI MOUNTAIN AREA, WEST NUSA TENGGARA, INDONESIA – JUNE, 2025 Hiking trip ended tragically for 26-year-old Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins. On June 21, she set out on the “Cemara Tunggal” trail with five other people. Likely due to fatigue and the slippery terrain, she lost her balance and fell approximately 500–650 feet (150–200 meters) down a steep, rocky slope. She survived the fall but landed in an area her companions couldn’t reach. They had to contact the national park authorities to launch a rescue operation.
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Rescue efforts began immediately after the alert, but the search was hampered by poor weather conditions, thick fog, and extremely rugged terrain. She was eventually found on June 24 at the bottom of a ravine, another 1,600 feet (500 meters) below. Sadly, nature was unforgiving – she was found dead. It’s believed she tried to find help on her own after waiting for some time but fell from another slope, this time fatally.
Her family confirmed her death and expressed gratitude to the rescue teams, though they also criticized the slow pace of the evacuation. The Brazilian government has dispatched a diplomatic representative to Indonesia to monitor the situation personally.
Juliana was known as an adventure and nature lover. Since the beginning of 2025, she had traveled across many Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, before arriving in Indonesia.
Her tragic death also serves as a reminder of how we should behave if lost in the wilderness. Experts advise that it is safest to stay in one place. Venturing out on your own increases the risk of becoming even more lost and moving outside the search radius of rescue teams – not to mention the dangers posed by unfamiliar terrain.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/juliana-marins-hiker-found-dead-mount-rinjani-lombok-indonesia
https://www.the-independent.com/asia/southeast-asia/juliana-marins-brazilian-hiker-indonesia-mount-rinjani-b2776411.html
https://people.com/tourist-found-dead-days-after-falling-off-cliff-down-active-volcano-11759579
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tourist-confirmed-dead-after-falling-into-active-volcano