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Two tourists had to be airlifted to safety in separate falls this week at the same active volcano in Indonesia where a Brazilian tourist recently plunged to her death, according to reports.

Dutch tourist Sarah Tamar van Hulten fell while hiking with her friends on Mount Rinjani on Thursday — a day after another tourist also had to be lifted to safety after falling at the same active volcano, according to local reports.

Van Hulten was rescued and taken to a hospital by air ambulance for treatment to a neck injury, Indonesian outlet Saibumi reported.

A day earlier, Benedikt Emmenegger, 46, fell in front of his daughter as they hiked down a steep section of the active volcano.

He also needed to be airlifted because he was unable to move due to a serious leg injury, the reports said.

Photos of the rescue show Emmenegger lying beneath a gold foil blanket with his daughter and other rescuers kneeling beside him.

The incidents come less than a month after a 26-year-old Brazilian tourist, Juliana Marins, died after she plunged off a cliff on the same mountain.

Marins, a pole-dancing publicist, had been hiking with a group of friends on Mount Rinjani when she slipped and fell about 490 feet down the cliff face on June 21, according to Indonesian authorities.

She was found dead of blunt force trauma injuries and internal bleeding 2,000 feet from where she first fell after a frantic, four-day-long search. 

In response to recent accidents, Indonesian officials are rolling out new safety measures on the popular tourist peak, including certified guides, skill requirements for climbers, and marked danger zones, Antara reported.

The condition of Hulten or Emmenegger is not yet known.

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