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Family Rejects Bali Autopsy for Hiker Who Died on Mount Rinjani, Seeks Second Examination in Brazil

Marins’s family has called for a second examination in Brazil, prompting Indonesia to review its mountain rescue protocols after her fatal fall.

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Overview

  • Juliana Marins’s family formally rejected the Bali Mandara Hospital autopsy and requested a second examination in Brazil to verify cause-of-death findings.
  • The initial autopsy determined that blunt force trauma from her two-stage fall caused internal bleeding that proved fatal within 20 minutes.
  • Indonesian rescue chief Mohammad Syafii said dense fog and unstable terrain prevented a helicopter evacuation and delayed recovery efforts for four days.
  • Marins’s remains were returned to Brazil on July 1 and she was buried on July 4, while toxicology tests from the Bali examination remain pending.
  • Indonesian authorities have closed all trails on Mount Rinjani and launched a safety-protocol review for volcano trekking operations.