Australian man dies before attempting to climb Indonesia's Mount Rinjani volcano
Updated Mon 9 Jun 2014
Photo: Indonesia's Mount Rinjani volcano is becoming popular with tourists. (Wiki commons: Petter Lindgren)
An Australian man has died from a suspected asthma attack before attempting to climb Indonesia's Mount Rinjani volcano.
Police say the 53-year-old died two kilometres from the entrance to the mountain park on Monday morning.
"The victim is suspected to have died due to his asthma condition," police captain I Wayan Redana said.
"[He] was evacuated by an officer from Bayan Police Station, North Lombok ... at 12:00pm local time."
Rinjani, an active volcano on the island of Lombok, is becoming popular with tourists, who are able to climb about 2,700 metres to its rim or take a more arduous climb to its peak.
Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-09/australian-man-dies-at-indonesian-volcano/5510724
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