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, every week after authorities confirmed her death. 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 energetic 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 stated.
Indonesian rescuers retrieved her body on June 25. Authorities confirmed her demise on Tuesday after the rescuers reached and examined the physique, which was discovered utilizing a thermal drone after 4 days of intensive searches sophisticated by terrain and climate. The retrieval took not less than 5 hours due to the rocky and steep terrain and foggy climate.
Tens of millions of individuals in Brazil adopted the rescue efforts. Indonesian authorities and the rescuer group met with Marins’ household to clarify the method.
Mount Rinjani, Indonesia’s second-tallest peak, is a well-liked vacation spot for trekkers.
Manoel Marins, the hiker’s father, informed 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 known as Indonesia’s “precarious public companies.”
“Sadly, it’s a vacationer vacation spot — recognized worldwide, a rustic that is determined by tourism to outlive,” he stated. “It ought to have higher infrastructure, higher sources to rescue folks.”
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