Chinese woman posing for photo dies after fall from edge of crater on Indonesian volcano

Aerial view of Misty Volcano of Kawah Ijen crater in East Java, Indonesia

Arpan Rai
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A Chinese woman died after and falling off the edge of a crater while posing for a photo on an Indonesian volcano known for its popular “blue fire” phenomenon.

Huang Lihong, 31, and her husband Zhang Yong were in the East Java province on a guided tour when the incident took place. The duo, in their bid to watch the sunrise, had climbed to the edge of the crater of Ijen – a volcano tourism park in the region, reported Hongxing News.