Tabanan. An Italian tourist, Zicari Giancarlo, 49, tragically died after falling from a cliff while taking a selfie with his girlfriend at the Vila Gajah Mas waterfall in Banjar Baturiti Kelod, Baturiti District, Tabanan Regency, Bali, on Sunday.

"The victim is suspected to have died after falling from the area of the villa waterfall in Gajah Mas, approximately 25 meters high," said I Gusti Made Berata, Head of Public Relations of the Tabanan Police, in a statement received in Denpasar, Bali, on Monday.

Berata explained that on Sunday, around 10:45 a.m. Bali time, the victim and his girlfriend, Biagi Ilaria, left the Homm Saranam Hotel for a walk to Villa Gajah Mas in Banjar Baturiti Kelod, Baturiti Village, Baturiti District, Tabanan. Before reaching their destination, they had stopped to shop at a market.

At approximately 11:15 a.m., the couple continued their journey to the waterfall, located about 500 meters below the villa.

Around 11:20 a.m., they reached a terrace with two wooden chairs and an iron fence to prevent visitors from falling. The victim then suggested taking a selfie with the cliff and waterfall in the background, using the fence as support.

However, the fence gave way under their weight, causing both the victim and his girlfriend to fall from the terrace to the base of the waterfall, a drop of around 25 meters.

After the fall, Biagi, who regained consciousness with minor injuries and dizziness, immediately tried to climb back up to seek help.

When Biagi reached the terrace area of Villa Gajah Mas, she was assisted by a Ukrainian woman, Sokoliuk Viktoria, who was staying at the villa. The witness and the villa's security personnel then helped Biagi to the lobby of Villa Gajah Mas for medical attention.

The victim was rushed to Baturiti Health Center in Tabanan for emergency treatment. However, the attending doctor declared that the victim could not be saved.

"The victim's family declined an autopsy and accepted the incident as an accident," Berata said.

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