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The rescuers in Indonesia are looking for a Brazilian tourist who fell by hiking near the Crater of Mont Rinjani, an active volcano.
The Brazilian media and the woman’s family identified her as Juliana Marins, 26, who was hiking with a group when she disappeared around 06:30 am on Saturday (11:30 p.m. GMT on Friday).
The Brazilian authorities said that it had fallen from a “cliff that surrounds the path next to the crater of the volcano”.
Research and rescue attempts have so far failed due to the extreme terrain and misty time, according to Indonesian authorities.
The authorities of the Mount Rinjani Park declared in an article on social networks that the rescuers on Saturday had heard cries using Ms. Marins. As she was safe, even if she seemed to be in shock, they said.
Images of drones and other clips filmed by hikers circulating online and transported by the Brazilian media also seem to show that it was alive on Saturday. It was seen sitting and moving in a gray floor, well below a hiking trail.
But later in the day, the rescuers could not find it when they went down 300m (984 feet) where they thought it was located, or replied when they called it.
On Sunday morning, drone images showed that she was no longer at home, said the park authorities, who added that the thick fog had embarrassed rescue efforts and affected the use of a thermal drone.
Monday, the rescuers were able to locate Ms. Marins again, who seemed to have fallen even further, but had to stop the work due to “climatic conditions”, according to the family.
The rescuers had “advanced just 250 m, he had 350 m to reach Juliana but they withdrew,” the family said on their social media account.
The family also said that the park remained open and that tourists were still hiking on the same route “while Juliana needs help! We do not know the state of her health! They still have no water, food or warm clothes for three days!”
Satyawan Pudyatmoko, an official from the Indonesian forest ministry, told BBC on Monday that the route was not closed after the officials assessed that it “would not disturb the evacuation process”.
“The climbers were warned and asked not to approach the evacuation site,” he said, adding that some climbers had made online reservations and traveled long distances to go to Mont Rinjani.
“The closure of the closure would have potentially caused chaos for these climbers,” he said.
The BBC contacted Ms. Marins’ family and the authorities of Park Mount Rinjani to comment.
On Tuesday, Ms. Marins’ family wrote on social networks that the rescue operation for her had restarted.
In interviews with the Brazilian television network Globo, two members of the MS sea group described the hike as difficult.
One said that the climb was “really difficult” and “it was so cold, it was really, really difficult”.
Another said that at the time of the accident, Ms. Marins was behind the group’s hike with their guide. “It was very early, before sunrise, in poor visibility conditions with just a simple lantern to light up the ground that was difficult and slippery,” he said.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that he was in contact with the Indonesian government and had sent two Embassy employees to monitor rescue efforts.
Mr. SATYAWAN, the forest manager, said on Monday that climbers should prioritize their safety during hiking.
In 2022, a Portuguese died after falling from a cliff at the top of Mount Rinjani. In May this year, a Malaysian hiker died after a fall by climbing the volcano.
With a height of more than 3,700 m, Mont Rinjani is the second highest Indonesia volcano and a popular hiking location with tourists.
