Influencer, 26, Found Dead After Falling While Hiking Active Volcano in Indonesia

Influencer Juliana Marins has died after falling while hiking on an active volcano in Indonesia.

The New York Times reported that Marins, 26, was climbing Mount Rinjani with a group when she fell on Saturday, June 21. She was reached by rescue workers from Indonesia on Tuesday, June 24.

“The Brazilian government informs, with deep sadness, the death of the Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins, who had fallen from a cliff surrounding the trail near the crater of Mount Rinjani,” the Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement translated by CBS News.

The statement continued, “At the end of four days of work, hindered by adverse weather, terrain and visibility conditions in the region, teams from the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency found the body of the Brazilian tourist.”

Indonesian national search and rescue agency head Mohammad Syafii told the outlet that rescuers found Marins unresponsive. Her body is being evacuated on Wednesday, June 25, due to the weather.

“One of the rescuers managed to reach the victim at the depth of 600 meters, upon checking there were no signs of life,” he told reporters. “Three rescuers got closer to the victim and confirmed she has died.”

An Instagram account created to focus on the search and rescue efforts of Marins also confirmed the news on Tuesday. The page has amassed more than 1.6 million followers since the incident.

“Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was. With great sadness, we inform you that she did not survive,” the post read. “We remain very grateful for all the prayers, messages of affection and support that we have received.”

Per The New York Times, Indonesian authorities said on Monday, June 23, that a Brazilian tourist — whose name they did not use — had fallen about 1,600 feet while on the mountain. Authorities claimed they had drone footage and that the tourist was motionless.

The next day, authorities were gearing up to send rescuers in a helicopter. Muhamad Hariyadi, the chief of the search and rescue office in the city of Mataram, called the plan “very risky.”

While members of Marins’ family allegedly accused the Indonesian government of faking a video of her rescue and creating false reports that she had been given food and water after 17 hours, Hariyadi denied those claims. Hariyadi claimed that the rescue efforts had been hindered by the terrain and fog.

In videos released by the search and rescue team, rescuers claimed that they had seen a light from a flashlight and a pole that was believed to be Marins’ but cited poor visibility. Mount Rinjani National Park’s Instagram account claimed that the rescue helicopter couldn’t fly to the top of the mountain because of the weather.

The Brazilian Embassy in Indonesia claimed to have been in touch with local authorities about Marins.

Marins, who had a following of more than 269,000 on Instagram, frequently posted from her travels. Her last Instagram post was uploaded earlier this month and included several snaps from Indonesia. She captioned the carousel, “Never try never fly.”