Daniel Erick Petersen died Wednesday after he fell 100 meters into the crater of the volcano when he climbing Mt. Batur in the Kintamani area, located 70 kilometers northwest of Denpasar.

Sanglah Hospital forensic unit chief IB Alit said a search-and-rescue team brought the body to the hospital on Thursday.

"There was the presence of wounds and bone fractures consistent with impacts from blunt objects, probably rocks around the crater," Alit said.

He said police had requested the hospital conduct a postmortem examination on the 25-year-old tourist. However, none of Petersen's family had come to the hospital.

"We cannot conduct an autopsy because we need approval from the victim's family," Alit said.

After contacting the victim's insurance agency, the hospital was told that the agency only covered expenses to temporarily house the body at the hospital and would not cover autopsy costs, he said.

Petersen slipped from the top of Mt. Batur when scaling the mountain with two friends and a local guide.

In the wake of the accident, Batur village priest Jero Gede Batur Alitan said villagers would conduct the Balik Sumpah religious ceremony.

He added that the ritual would "spiritually cleanse the mountain" as locals believed violent deaths due to unnatural causes disturb spiritual harmony in the area.

The 1,117-meter-high Mt. Batur attracts local and foreign tourists year round because of its relatively slight slope. It takes around two hours to reach the peak. Since 1804 until 2000, the mountain, an active volcano, has erupted 26 times.

Despite the accident, the mountain remains open to climbers and tourists.

"Visitors should be careful and gather as much information as possible about the conditions on the mountain," Jero Gede said.

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