“We have conveyed to the victim’s family that we will work on improving the regulations concerning the climbing procedures for both international and domestic tourists,” Deputy Governor Indah Dhamayanti said during a press conference here on Thursday.
The local government also plans to issue a regulation to reduce the risk of accidents by coordinating with the relevant stakeholders.
“We will minimize the risks. This incident must not happen again. I also call on the media to help deliver this message so improvements can be made going forward,” she said.
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Addressing concerns over the slow evacuation of Marins, who was trapped in a 600-meter-deep ravine along the Mt. Rinjani trail, Dhamayanti explained that this was not due to a lack of SAR personnel’s preparedness, but adverse weather conditions.
“The rescue team rushed to the location, but the weather factor and terrain conditions on Mt. Rinjani posed significant challenges to the evacuation process,” she said.
She added that upon receiving the report, West Nusa Tenggara Governor Lalu Muhamad Iqbal requested helicopter support for the evacuation effort.
“However, due to bad weather, the helicopter could not fly. The mobile brigade commander himself led the rescue alongside the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). It was a collective effort by all parties,” she informed.
“The victim’s family fully understood the situation after seeing the weather conditions in Sembalun,” she added.
Marins reportedly fell from the slopes of Mt. Rinjani on June 21, 2025. A joint SAR team located her body on Tuesday at a depth of 600 meters from her last known position.
Her body was carried on foot from Pelawangan post to the Mount Rinjani National Park Office near the gate to the trail.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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