SAR recovers Australian woman’s body from Kelingking Beach cliff

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Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) – An Australian woman died after falling from a cliff at Kelingking Beach on Nusa Penida, Bali, on Saturday, with rescuers recovering her body after a challenging operation.

The victim was identified as Cronin Brianna Lani, 30. She fell from the Kelingking Beach cliff in Bunga Mekar Village on Saturday morning.

Cakra Negara, coordinator of the Nusa Penida Alert Unit of Basarnas Bali, said the woman was believed to have fallen at about 9 a.m. local time.

The woman was reportedly looking for a path toward the cliff edge on her own when she slipped and fell into a ravine.

Basarnas Bali received the report at about 9:50 a.m. and dispatched a rescue team to the scene, coordinating with other search-and-rescue personnel.

The recovery operation was initially planned by sea but was abandoned because high waves made access along the shoreline unsafe.

Rescuers then carried out the recovery manually, descending and climbing the steps of Kelingking Beach, Cakra said.

The victim suffered several fractures when rescuers found her and was secured on a stretcher for the recovery operation, he said.

The steep and narrow access route posed significant challenges for rescuers during the operation, Cakra said.

The team successfully brought the victim up after about one and a half hours of recovery efforts.

The victim was then transported by Griya Penida ambulance to Griya Penida Clinic, Cakra said.

The operation involved the Indonesian Navy’s Nusa Penida Post, Nusa Penida Sector Police, Kelingking Beach lifeguards and a military village supervisor from Bunga Mekar Village.

Griya Penida Clinic staff and local residents also participated in the recovery operation, according to Basarnas Bali.