Autopsy reveals hiker Juliana Marins' cause of death after falling into active volcano in Indonesia - and introduces a puzzling timeline
The body of Juliana Marins, 26, was found last Tuesday after she fell near the summit of the 12,200-foot volcano, prompting a frantic, four-day-long search.
An autopsy revealed Marins died of 'blunt force trauma' that caused massive internal bleeding and killed her within 20 minutes, according to News.com.au.
'She died very quickly from her injuries,' forensic specialist Dr. Ida Bagus Putu Alit told the outlet.
'I could see that the worst [injuries] were related to the respiratory system and there were wounds to the chest area, and especially the chest and the back,' he said.
'These injuries damaged the internal organs,' he added. 'We saw a huge amount of bleeding in the chest cavity.'
Alit also mentioned that Marins suffered a head injury, but that was not her primary cause of death.
Marins was hiking with a group when she disappeared at 6:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, June 21, around Mount Rinjani – falling off a cliff surrounding a trail and plummeting 490 feet.
Initial 'screams for help' from Marins were heard, and drone footage showed her still alive after her first fall. But rescue crews were unable to reach her because of the thick fog engulfing the volcano and other adverse conditions.
When search teams finally reached her, she was dead and had plummeted nearly 2,000 feet from where she first fell.
Experts believe the publicist and dancer from Rio De Janeiro may have fallen a second time, leading to the fatal injuries.
Her body was evacuated from the mountain last Wednesday and taken to Bali Mandara Hospital for examination.
Since her body had already been moved and stored in a freezer, Alit estimated her time of death to be 12-24 hours before the autopsy, on Wednesday, which did not correlate with the rescuers who claimed she had no signs of life on Tuesday/
Marin's family still isn't satisfied and has rejected the initial autopsy findings and requested a second autopsy back in Brazil, the outlet said.
The young adventurer was backpacking across Southeast Asia, visiting Vietnam and Thailand before arriving in Indonesia for a dream trek,
Before the trip, she sent a heartbreaking final message to her mother.
'Mami, I love you so much. I was heartbroken when we said goodbye,' the message read.
'In fact, that's the only thing that worries me: letting you, papi or my sister be disappointed. Other than that, I'm not afraid of much, much less trouble.'
'I love you all very much! And I will always be grateful for all the support, care and affection. That is what makes me not afraid,' she said.
Marins was buried at a funeral service Friday in Rio De Janeiro.
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