People Are Stunned After Autopsy Report Contradicts Footage Of Tourist Who Fell Into Volcano
But in drone footage captured by nearby trekkers, she appeared to be alive after plummeting around 200 meters.
The drone video shows Marins sitting on the rocky slope, alive, but with visible signs of distress, as others called out to her from above.
News.au says rescuers attempted to retrieve her immediately after the first fall, but could not find her when they scaled down into the volcano to look for her.
Her body was eventually found significantly farther down, at roughly 600 meters, several days later.
This has led to speculation that she may have suffered a second fall, which proved fatal.
The fact that Marins’ body was put into a freezer could affect speculation about her time of passing
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Forensic experts said that when her body was finally collected on Tuesday, it was put into a mortuary freezer.
This might have affected experts’ predictions on her time of passing.
News.au spoke to Dr. Iwan Aflanie, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Lambung Mangkurat University who said discrepancies like these are common.
“Time of passing is usually presented within a range,” Aflanie told the outlet.
He said it’s typically assessed using signs like livor mortis, which is when blood pools in cadavers, and rigor mortis, when a cadaver’s muscle stiffens, and decomposition.
Experts rule out hypothermia, starvation after autopsy report
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Other questions about whether Marins suffered dehydration, starvation, or hypothermia were also ruled out.