A 31-year-old woman holidaying in Indonesia has died after falling 250 feet into an active volcano.
The Chinese national identified as Huang Lihong was on a guided tour with her husband of a volcano in East Java called Ijen when she fell into the crater, the pair had ascended to the top of the volcano for sunrise. Ijen has a spectacular “blue fire” phenomenon caused by the combustion of sulfuric gases and is popular with photo-seeking tourists.
However, she apparently tripped over her long clothing while walking backward toward the volcano and fell into the blue lava. A photo circulating on social media shows Lihong with smoke rising behind her, while she raises her leg and looks at the camera which was taken moments before her demise. Tourist dies after plunging 250ft into crater of active volcano in Indonesia 'while posing for sunrise pictures'🌋
⭕️The victim, named as 31-year-old Chinese national Huang Lihong, fell into the Ijen Crater in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, on April 20, according to local media reports.…Rescuers took two hours to retrieve her body with the death being ruled an accident. Her body will be transported to Bali being returned to China.
The researchers identified falls from height as the most common type of selfie-related injury. They said that tourists were most at risk, with the most common cause of death being falling from cliffs or waterfalls while attempting to take a selfie.
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