A tourist in Indonesia tripped while taking photos on the rim of an active volcano and fell 70 meters to his death.
On Saturday, Hongxing News reported that the woman, identified as 31-year-old Chinese national Huang Lihong, was on a guided tour with her husband to Ijen, a volcanic park in East Java province. It is said that he fell into the crater.
Chinese tourist Huang Lihong, 31, fell while taking photos on the rim of Indonesia’s Ijen volcano on Saturday.news flash
The couple had climbed to the top of an active volcano known for the popular “blue fire” phenomenon to watch the sunrise.
A tour guide later told authorities that Lihon had initially kept a safe distance from the edge of the crater as he had been repeatedly warned of the dangers while taking photos.
But she started walking backwards, inching closer. She then accidentally steps on her long garment, causing her to trip and fall into the mouth of the volcano.
Photos circulated in local media showed Li Hong with his legs up, posing against a cloud of sulfur gas just before his fatal fall.
The victim jumped 250 feet into the crater, and it took rescuers two hours to recover his body.news flash
Officials said it took rescuers about two hours to recover the body.
The tourist’s death was later determined to be an accident.
The couple had climbed to the top of an active volcano known for the popular “blue fire” phenomenon to watch the sunrise.news flash
According to local media, her body was to be taken to Bali and then flown to China.
Volcano Ijen, one of a group of volcanoes in the region, is known for its “blue fire” caused by the combustion of sulfur gas.
