Australian woman dies after falling from cliff at Bali’s Kelingking Beach
Kelingking Beach is a popular tourist destination where visitors regularly hike along the cliffs or trek down to the beach. The descent can take up to two hours and the trail has been described as perilous.
Australian woman Brianna Lani Cronin lost her life after falling from an 80-meter cliff at Bali’s renowned Kelingking Beach on Nusa Penida island, Klungkung regency. The 29-year-old was reportedly searching for an alternative route to the cliff’s edge when she slipped into a ravine, approximately 8 a.m. on Saturday. Klungkung police spokesperson First Insp.
I Dewa Nyoman Alit Purnawibawa informed that a witness immediately alerted a lifeguard at Kelingking Beach. The lifeguard located Cronin’s body in a hard-to-reach southern section of the cliff and sought backup to conduct a rescue. However, Cronin fell again during the rescue operation, landing near the shoreline. A joint search and rescue operation involving the Indonesian Navy, police, the Bali Search and Rescue Agency, lifeguards, and local residents was launched to extricate Cronin.
The steep and narrow access route to the site complicated the rescue effort, as noted by Cakra Negara of the Bali Search and Rescue Agency.
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