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View all search resultsSearch continues for Brazilian hiker falling on Mt. Rinjani
Difficult terrain and thick fog prevented search and rescue workers from locating a Brazilian hiker who fell into the crater of Mt. Rinjani on Saturday.
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Ongoing effort: A search and rescue (SAR) worker (left) prepares to descend into Mt. Rinjani crater on Monday to find a fallen Brazilian climber in East Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara. The female climber fell on Saturday morning. (RRI.com/Forestry Ministry)
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earch and rescue (SAR) workers were still working on Monday to find a Brazilian hiker who fell on Mt. Rinjani over the weekend some 200 meters down to the volcano's caldera.
Identified as JDSP, the female climber fell on Saturday morning around Cemara Nunggal point, on the track leading to Mt. Rinjani summit in a trip with 12 other climbers.
The SAR team was still trying to find the victim but faced bad weather, especially thick fog blanketing the search area on Monday.
SAR workers continued their search manually on Monday using ropes and a thermal drone.
Mt. Rinjani is an active volcano, located in East Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara, with a height of 3,726 meters.
The victim fell toward Segara Anak Lake around Cemara Nunggal at about 6:30 a.m. local time on Saturday. Initially, she was reportedly in good condition after falling, Antara news agency reported.
Mataram SAR office head I Kadek Agus Ariawan said dozens of personnel from joint SAR teams immediately rushed to the scene. They brought various equipment such as mountaineering equipment, evacuation tools, a drone for aerial surveillance, communication devices, medical supplies and operational vehicles.
