In this undated photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on June 24, 2025, a rescuer climbs down the ridge of Mount Rinjani during the evacuation operation for Juliana Marins, a Brazilian tourist who fell while hiking near the volcano’s summit, in Lombok, Indonesia. Photo via AP
The family of a Brazilian tourist found dead in Indonesia days after a fall from climbing a volcano criticized the rescue effort as too slow, before authorities carried out an autopsy on June 26 to find out the time of her death.
Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on June 21 at Indonesia’s second-largest volcano, Mount Rinjani, on Lombok island.
Attempts to evacuate her were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone.
Rescuers finally reached her body on the evening of June 24 after a days-long effort and evacuated her a day later.
Her family has claimed Marins could have been saved if she was reached within hours rather than days.
“Juliana suffered severe neglect by the rescue team. Juliana would still be alive if the team had got to her within the estimated time of seven hours,” her family wrote late on June 25 on an Instagram account that has amassed more than one million followers.
“Juliana deserved so much more! Now we are going after justice for her, because it’s what she deserves.”
