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Australian tourist dies after 80-meter fall at Bali's Kelingking Beach
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An Australian tourist, identified as 29-year-old Brianna Lani Cronin from Queensland, died on Saturday after falling approximately 80 meters from a cliff at Kelingking Beach in Bali. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when she reportedly slipped and fell into a ravine while looking for a route towards the cliff edge. Visitors alerted a local lifeguard after seeing a woman stranded on the cliff. Rescuers found she had died from her injuries by the time they reached her. Kelingking Beach, located on the southwest coast of Nusa Penida, about 20 kilometers off Bali’s southeastern coast, was ranked Asia’s second-best beach by Tripadvisor in 2026.
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