After nearly four days of waiting, family members of the Brazilian killed in Indonesia say that if operation had arrived within the ‘estimated deadline of 7h’ to rescue her, young ‘still be alive’
The family of Juliana Marinswho died after falling from a trail of Mount Rinjani, Indonesia, said on Wednesday (25), in social networks, that the publicist suffered a “great negligence” of the rescue team. The accident occurred on Friday (20), and this Tuesday (24), when rescuers finally arrived where the Brazilian was, the death was found. The body was 600 meters from the point where it fell. She spent almost four days waiting.
“If the team had arrived at her within 7 am, Juliana would still be alive,” says the Family in a post made in the Instagram profile Created to share information about the case. “Juliana deserved a lot more! Now we go after justice for her, because that’s what she deserves.” According to witness reports, Juliana was left behind by the guide she had hired for the tour. He followed the group and she was alone. She fell and the disappearance was noticed only hours later.
What does the Indonesian government say?
The Government of Indonesiaresponsible for the Monte Rinjani National Park, where the trail and the volcano is, justifies the delay by saying that “evacuation involved collaboration between various agencies and volunteers, working on extreme land with unpredictable climate.” Several times, the work had to be interrupted because of bad weather. “The Forest Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia expresses deep regret for the death of Juliana de Souza Pereira Marins, a climber from Brazil who died on a trail of Monte Rinjani National Park. We offer our deepest condolences to family, friends and colleagues of the victim. That we are given strength and perseverance to face this tragedy,” the park said in a statement.
The removal of Juliana do Penhanco’s body took place on Wednesday, 25. The process began at 6am (local time) with the preparation of all equipment for evacuation. The body was 600 meters from the point where it fell and was lifted. At 1:51 pm, the entire rescue team and Juliana’s body were at the top cliff, at the anchor site, and at 3:50 pm they reached Puffan, one of the main reference points of the Mount Rinjani Trail. Then they descended toward sembalun.
Juliana’s body arrived at 8:40 pm to the Sembalun resort and was taken to the Bhayangkara Polda NTB Hospital, where expert examinations will be done before it is released for translating back to Brazil. Born in Niterói, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian was 27 years old and traveled to various continents and countries. Among the records on his Instagram profile are trips to Spain, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Germany, Uruguay and Egypt, where he exchanged.
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She worked at Grupo Globo companies, such as Multishow and Canal Off, as well as the Mynd Marketing Agency and the Rio2C event, focused on the creative industry. The young woman was graduated in communication from UFRJ, having also taken courses in photography and script and film direction.
*With information from Estadão Content
Source: Jovempan
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