Volcano Tour Guide Breaks Silence Amidst Fury Over Tourist’s Harrowing Ordeal and Rescue Controversy
“Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was,” read the message.
“With immense sadness, we inform you that she did not survive. We remain very grateful for all the prayers, messages of affection and support that we have received.”
Her body was reportedly retrieved from the site by a rescue team and later taken to Indonesia’s Bhayangkara Hospital.
“If the team had reached her within the estimated time of 7 hours, Juliana would still be alive,” the family stated
“This evacuation involved cross-agency collaboration and volunteers, working in extreme terrain with unpredictable weather,” the park informed on social media.
Manoel Marins, Juliana’s father, identified her daughter’s body, according to a report by Brazilian newspaper Folha.
Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Juliana had joined six tourists and a tour guide for the excursion on the active volcano.
The dancer and publicist had been backpacking through Asia since February, visiting the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand before arriving in Indonesia.
The family said fundraising accounts are fake after people pretended to be Juliana’s relatives raising money to repatriate her body
Image credits: resgatejulianamarins / Instagram
Juliana’s family claims that she was “abandoned” by the guide on the second day of the hike when she was too tired to continue.
“We found out about this after contacting people who work at the park,” said her sister, Mariana.
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