Swedish tourist who fell into volcano crater in Bali evacuated

Ni Komang Erviani, The Jakarta Post, Bangli, Bali | Wed, 03/31/2010 6:01 PM

Mount Batur Volcano (1,710 m) which is the most active volcano in Bali having erupted 20 times during the past 200 years

Rescuers managed Wednesday to lift the body of a Swedish tourist, who died after falling into a crater of an active volcano in Bangli regency, Bali.

The 25-year-old man, Daniel Fetersan, fell into the 15-meter crater.

“The body has been lifted and is beign transported down the mountain,” said Bangli Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Dwi Suseno, adding that the process of retrieving the body took about eight hours amid bad weather.

The ill-fated tourist was on a pre-dawn hike along the rim of the crater of Mount Batur when he fell in, Dwi said.

The tourist left Segara Hotel, where he stayed, at 5 a.m. He was accompanied by a guide name Komang Edi. He slipped when he stood at the edge of the crater.

At least 60 people from the National Search and Rescue Agency, Bali Police headquarters and Bangli Police office were deployed to retrieve the victim's body.