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Juliana Marins’s Body Recovered From Mount Rinjani Volcano

Brazil’s embassy in Jakarta is coordinating the repatriation of Marins’s remains following their location by drone on June 24.

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Overview

  • Juliana Marins, a 26-year-old Brazilian influencer and publicist, fell roughly 500 meters near the crater of Mount Rinjani during a guided hike on June 21.
  • Rescue teams deployed over 50 personnel along with helicopters and thermal drones in a four-day operation that located her body at the volcano’s steep, sandy slope.
  • Challenging terrain, unpredictable weather and limited visibility hampered efforts to install anchors and secure her remains.
  • Indonesian authorities have closed the popular Lombok peak while they conduct safety evaluations and review hiking routes.
  • Brazil’s embassy has expressed condolences to Marins’s family and taken charge of the formalities for returning her body to Brazil.