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Family appeals for help to repatriate Australian tourist who died in Bali cliff fall
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The family of Brianna Lani Cronin, a 29-year-old Australian tourist, has launched a GoFundMe appeal to cover the costs of bringing her body home after she died in a fall from a cliff in Bali. Ms. Cronin slipped and fell into a ravine at Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida on Saturday morning. Klungkung police spokesman I Dewa Nyoman Alit Purnawibawa stated that tourists reported seeing a woman stranded on the southern part of the cliff before she fell further, sustaining multiple injuries upon reaching the shoreline. Ms. Cronin, a University of Queensland graduate, was taken to Griya Medica Clinic in Banjar Nyuh, Ped Village, where she was found to have multiple injuries. Her body was expected to be transferred to Gema Santi Hospital while arrangements were made with the Australian Embassy. The circumstances surrounding how she became stranded or what led to her fall remain unclear. Kelingking Beach is known for its distinctive "T-rex" shape and has been the site of previous accidents involving tourists.
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