Brazilian Climber Juliana Marins Declared Dead, Evacuation From Rinjani Gorge Continued

The joint SAR team evacuated Brazilian climber Juliana Marins (27) who fell on Mount Rinjani. BETWEEN/SAR Mataram.

JAKARTA - Brazilian climber Juliana Marins (27) who fell on Mount Rinjani was found that the joint SAR team was dead on Tuesday (24/6) at a depth of about 600 meters.

Head of the Mataram SAR Office Muhamad Hariyadi said one of the personnel managed to reach the location of the victim in a ravine on Tuesday (24/6) at around 18.00 WITA, at the datum point.

"After the initial examination, there were no signs of life on the victim," said Hariyadi as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 25.

Confirmation of the death status was strengthened after three other personnel followed down and confirmed the condition of the victim. The body was then immediately wrapped up for evacuation preparations.

"Following these findings, the SAR team at the Last Known Position (LKP) or the last location of the victim was seen, immediately preparing an evacuation system," he said.

Seven personnel were flying camp or staying around the location, with three people at the second anchor point (a depth of 400 meters) and four others standing next to the victim (a depth of 600 meters).

The decision to postpone the evacuation was due to unfavorable weather conditions and very limited visibility. The evacuation process resumed this morning, Wednesday (25/6).

The body is planned to be removed (lifting) first up (LKP).

"Then they were evacuated by being carried along the hiking trail to the Sembalun Command Post," he said.

Furthermore, he said, from the Sembalun Command Post, the bodies would be evacuated by helicopter to the Bhayangkara Hospital of the NTB Police for further handling.

"The entire team hopes that the evacuation process that will be carried out this morning can run smoothly and safely according to plan," he said.