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Bali news
The gist
Several foreign tourists died in separate incidents across Bali in mid-September 2026.
The deaths renewed attention on tourist safety at popular sites and in local waters.
How it unfolded
- Sep 12, 2026A 60-year-old Dutch national identified by police as MJR was found on the grounds of a hotel in Ungasan village, South Kuta district, Badung regency; CCTV footage indicated he had apparently jumped from a barrier on the hotel's fifth floor at around 10:14 p.m. local time.
- Sep 12, 2026Brianna Lani Cronin, 29, a Queensland woman, fell some 80m to her death from the cliff at Kelingking Beach on Penida Island; about 8am a lifeguard was alerted to a person stranded on the clifftop south of the beach, and while the lifeguard was organising extra help, the woman fell.
- Sep 13, 2026The bodies of 56-year-old Australian Damien John Shaw, his six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter were found inside their bungalow at Kuta, Bali, on Sunday morning; a police report was lodged on Sunday.