Various media report this in the Southeast Asian country. The Dutch would have fallen on the so-called Pelawangan Sembalun route towards Segara Anak-Leer and had to be evacuated to a hospital urgently, in view of its serious injuries.
The Dutch woman, who would live in Denmark, had the accident while climbing the Rinjani. The victim is said to have fallen down about 20 to 30 meters. The twenties had set off with a guide a day before. Two carriers who took care of the luggage were also present.
A medical team that was in place and employees of the Mount Rinjani National Park stated that the victim had a broken neck and a bleeding in her head, but reported that she was conscious. It was too risky to perform an evacuation by land.
According to a spokesperson, the evacuation process was led by the air by a alarmed rescue team. “The team consisting of five people from complete with mountaineering, communication, medical and other supportive equipment.”
When it became clear how worrying the situation of the Dutch was, Air Bali and the director of the headquarters of the Rescue Team in Denpasar were contacted to use a helicopter.
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The helicopter from Air Bali left at 3.45 pm from the nearby island, and landed successfully at the place of the accident almost an hour later, after which the victim’s evacuation was immediately started. With, among other things, a doctor and supervisor on board was immediately set to the BIMC Kuta Hospital in Denpasar, on Bali.
The injuries of the Dutch were described as worrying, but it is not clear what its condition is currently.
She is not the first foreign climber to have an accident this period on the Rinjani, which is known as dangerous and unpredictable. Earlier that also happened to tourists from Brazil and Switzerland.