An Australian man has died from a suspected asthma attack as he was setting out to climb Indonesia’s Mount Rinjani volcano.
John-Paul Lipscombe, 53, from Cairns, died two kilometres from the entrance to the mountain park on Monday morning, police captain I Wayan Redana said.
“The victim is suspected to have died due to his asthma condition,” he said.
“Just after two kilometres from the entrance gate of Rinjani mountain, the victim suddenly passed out and died at the location.
“The victim’s friends contacted Bayan police station.”
Redana said Lipscombe was in a group of 10 hikers from various countries who set out before 10am.
Rinjani, an active volcano on the island of Lombok, is becoming popular with tourists, who are able to climb about 2700m to its rim, or take a more arduous climb to its peak.
Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia.