Last moments of Juliana Marins, the young Brazilian woman who died trapped on the Rinjani volcano

Juliana Marins, a 26-year-old Brazilian publicist and solo travel enthusiast, tragically died after falling on the Rinjani volcano in Indonesia during a tourist expedition. The young woman, originally from Niterói (Rio de Janeiro), had begun her journey through Southeast Asia in February and was touring the island of Lombok when the accident occurred.

On June 20, she began her ascent of Mount Rinjani, a 3,726-meter active volcano, along with five other tourists and a local guide. During the second day, exhausted from the physical exertion, she decided to separate from the group to rest.

It was then that, amid dense fog and extreme weather conditions, she fell into a ravine of more than 300 meters, trapping herself about 500 meters below the main trail.

The rescue was complex from the start. The rugged terrain, poor visibility, the risk of landslides, and extreme temperatures prevented helicopters from responding.

However, on the morning of June 21, a drone operated by volunteers and authorities managed to locate her alive. Juliana, conscious, signaled with a flashlight, raising hopes that she could be rescued.

However, in the following days, she showed signs of immobility, and by the time rescuers reached her, she was no longer showing vital signs.

The autopsy, performed on June 27, confirmed that she died approximately 20 minutes after the fall, as a result of multiple fractures and internal bleeding. The operation to recover her body lasted more than five hours on June 25, carried out on foot, with ropes and stretchers, as the use of aircraft was impossible due to bad weather.

Juliana's family denounced negligence in the rescue teams' response times. They assert that if help had arrived within the first seven hours after the crash, her life could have been saved.

Faced with public pressure, President Lula da Silva ordered the revocation of the decree that prevented the government from assuming the costs of transporting Juliana's body to Brazil. Ultimately, the Niterói mayor's office was responsible for the expenses. Furthermore, the so-called "Juliana Marins Law" was proposed in the Brazilian Congress, which seeks to guarantee state support to Brazilian citizens in similar situations abroad.

Juliana was a widely followed figure on social media, where she shared her love of nature, hiking, and pole dancing with more than 300,000 followers (as of this writing, she has 460,000). Her last post, posted on June 10 from Indonesia, went viral after news of her death, generating a wave of shock and messages of farewell.

A video recorded by Italian tourist Federica Matricardi—who met Juliana on the hike—showed the two enjoying the volcano's scenery just hours before the accident. In the video, Juliana can be heard smiling as she says, "We hiked the trail for the views, so I'm happy," little imagining that these would be her last images alive.