The Juliana Marins Incident On Mount Rinjani Must Be A Joint Evaluation

JAKARTA - Juliana Marins's life cannot return, but the heartbreaking tragedy in Rinjani last week was supposed to be an evaluation material on standard operating procedures for climbing.

Over the past week, news about Juliana Marins' death became a hot topic of conversation. The Brazilian was found dead after falling in the ravine of Segara Anak Lake, Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara.

The search, which took up to four days, made the SAR and Indonesia teams in general in the spotlight of foreign media.

The SAR team was considered too slow in the rescue operation so it was said to be the cause of Juliana's death. Many think that if the rescue team arrived early, maybe Juliana Marins could be saved.

In an upload on the Instagram account @resgatejulianamarins, the family stated that what happened to the 26-year-old woman was a big negligence.

"If the team manages to achieve it within seven hours, Juliana will still be alive. Juliana deserves more," wrote the account.

However, blaming one party after the incident was not good. From the incident it should be an evaluation so that the climbing experience on Mount Rinjani and other mountains is safer and more comfortable.

Saturday (21/6) morning local time, the guide who accompanied Juliana Marins and five other foreign nationals, found the poor woman missing.

Juliana's entourage explored Mount Rinjani via the Sembalun hiking trail, one of the main routes to the summit starting Friday (20/6/2025).

However, when climbing, Juliana Marins' steps were stopped at Cemara Nunggul. This is one of the steepest points in Rinjani.

The guide, who was later identified as Ali Musthofa, asked Juliana to rest because she felt tired. The guide then continued the journey with other climbers, leaving Juliana alone at the resting point.

In his statement, Ali waited for Juliana for three minutes. However, because he did not follow, Ali returned to the place where Juliana rested and he did not find anyone there.

Ali realized that Juliana had fallen into a ravine about 200 meters deep from the flashlight the victim was using. He immediately contacted where he worked to be forwarded to the SAR Team.

Although communication with the SAR team went quite smoothly, not with Juliana's rescue operation. It took about four days since he fell until he was finally brought back in a lifeless condition.

Juliana's rescue operation was quite shocking to Samba Country. The SAR team is considered too slow to make rescues.

Moreover, there was a video recording of the drone that found Juliana on Monday (23/6/2026) and is thought to be still alive. However, when the rescue team arrived at the point where Juliana was found, he was no longer there. It is possible that Juliana fell back until she fell further.

The difficult terrain, bad weather, thick fog, and lack of equipment have become a series of causes of Juliana's search not going according to expectations.

However, after going through a dramatic process, Juliana Marins was finally found dead at a depth of 600 meters from the point of the Last Known Position (LKP) and his body was successfully evacuated on Wednesday (25/6).

The autopsy results carried out by a forensic specialist at the Mandara Medical Center Hospital, Denpasar, Bali showed Juliana died of bleeding in her internal organs due to a broken bone when the victim fell.

According to the autopsy results, Juliana only survived for about 20 minutes after falling. This fact also denies allegations that Juliana died from hypothermia because she waited too long for help.

This is not the first time a mountain climber has had an accident in Indonesia. Basarnas recorded more than 150 SAR operations in the mountainous area in the last five years. In the same period, there were more than a dozen cases of Mount Rinjani's climbing accident.

Meanwhile, data from Gunun Rinjani National Park noted that five cases of climber accidents occurred in mid-May-April 2025, two of whom died.

Last year, a Swiss climber was also reported to have died while climbing Bukit Anak Dara on Mount Rinjani.

Professor of Tourism Studies from Udayana University, Professor Putu Anom, expressed his appreciation to the SAR Team for making rescue efforts against Juliana.

He highlighted how the terrain passed was not easy, not to mention adding unfavorable weather factors.

"Indeed, climbing in Rinjani still needs to be evaluated from SOP producers who must be followed by tourists and carried out by tour guides," said Putu.

Putu emphasized the importance of evaluation by mountain guides and the management of the National Park. According to him, it is very risky to bring foreign tourists to the top of Rinjani with a minimal number of mountain guides.

"If it's a disaster, it's fate, but at least there is an explanation of the SOP and an explanation first by the manager before climbing," explained Putu.

Meanwhile, Yogyakarta Veteran UPN Disaster Management Expert Eko Teguh Parpurno specifically highlighted the reporting mechanism and the speed of assistance. According to him, if this is well established, then the incident of climbing activities can be prevented.

Good communication between guides and managers will also make the SAR team provide help faster.

"It needs to be better, especially from the national park, in order to re-set up standard operating procedures starting from health requirements, logistics, communication. Climbers and tour guides are also prepared to make it easier if there are things that are not desirable," said Eko.