Tourist's Volcano Fall: Family Claims Rescue Team's Negligence and Tour Guide Abandonment Was Cruel

The family of a young Brazilian woman, who tragically perished after falling into an active Indonesian volcano, is accusing her tour guide of abandoning her and claiming that local authorities mishandled recovery operations.Search teams successfully retrieved the body of 26-year-old Juliana Marins from Mount Rinjani, Indonesia's second-highest volcano located on Lombok Island. Marins slipped down a ravine into the 12,000-foot volcano on June 21, 2024. Reports indicate that rescuers heard her cries for help, which initiated a rescue mission. Despite the efforts, recovery took a grim turn when her body was discovered four days later.Her family criticized the carelessness exhibited by the rescue teams, asserting that Marins "deserved much more." Her sister revealed that during the hike, Marins had requested a brief pause, but the guide chose to continue without her, leading to her fatal fall. The family is now pursuing justice for her loss, urging that all must remember Juliana.