A SWEDISH tourist was killed yesterday when he fell 150minto the crater of Mount Batur, an active volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

The 25-year-old man slipped as he tried to peer into the crater after a dawn trek to the summit, which climbs to 1700m on the north-eastern side of the island, police said.

"He was looking into the crater, slipped and fell 150m," local police chief Made Oka said.

He said emergency responders were at the scene and were trying recover the tourist's body using ropes.

Police were unable to provide the man's name.

Mount Batur is easy to climb compared to some other volcanoes in Indonesia and has become popular with day-trippers on Bali.



Originally published as Tourist dies after falling into volcano