Posted on 05/08/2026 8:49:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Three people hiking on Indonesia's Mount Dukono have died after the volcano erupted on Friday morning.
Videos and pictures of the eruption show the volcano, located on North Maluku island, spewing a column of ash stretching 10km (six miles) into the sky.
Indonesian officials said they had issued warnings against climbing Mount Dukono which were widely disseminated through social media as well as on banners at trail entrances, but some hikers had ignored them.
The three victims were part of a group of 20 Singaporeans and Indonesians hiking on the mountain despite restrictions. The rest of the group was eventually located by rescuers and evacuated from the mountain.
The volcano has erupted more than 200 times since last March. Officials had previously issued warnings against climbing the mountain due to safety concerns.
The latest eruption took place at 07:41 local time (22:41 GMT Thursday), when there were several people on the mountain on early morning hikes.
Indonesian officials said two Singaporeans and one local resident from the nearby city of Ternate had died. Both of the foreign victims are believed to be male, with one aged 30 and the other 27. The local victim is said to be a female, but no more details were given.
The bodies of the three deceased are still on the mountain, according to North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu - though most of the hiking group have been safely evacuated and sent to hospital.
Two members of the group, who are porters, stayed behind on the mountain to help rescue workers locate the bodies.
On Friday afternoon, Mount Dukono was still emitting volcanic material from its crater, according to one local resident assisting rescuers.
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It seemed like a good idea at the time....................
Mt. Duk-ONO!!!!
Are these potential Darwin Award winners?
“The volcano has erupted more than 200 times since last March.”
Darwin Award idiots.
Walk it off, champ.
Ah, the old let’s ignore the 200 eruptions, we’re through the worst of it thought process.
This thing erupts almost every day. Were they trying to time it?
One of my favorite hiking trails was on the site of an old WW2 Munitions Factory.
It got closed when the town discovered mercury in the pond and unexploded Ordnance all under the ground.
YIKES!
They were warned, repeatedly.
Some people make it their business to literally chase dangerous acts of the earth from city to city.
Many do it to create documentary videos to put online and monetize.
I know of one small time film director who ‘documents’ some of the wildfires in our Northern Cal area.
At first, I thought he was only joking, but I’ve learned that he’s quite serious about getting ‘close to the action’ and capturing the processes of natural destruction.
Back East, there are others who ‘chase’ tornadoes.
Takes all kinds to make a world.
So you stopped hiking. Which is sane. These lunatics saw this thing blowing up every day and decided that was a good place to hike. Like swimming in the Straight of Hormuz right now.
Gee, I don't know but I'm thinking that is good information to have, right there.
I didn’t stop hiking.
I just stopped hiking THAT trail.
I agree that these three were lunatics to hike an active volcano.
Huh? Whaddayamean, we can’t go??? But, but... my followers on TikToc are gonna love this!
I meant stopped hiking there... I humbly apologize for implying you were using something like mercury and unexploded ordnance as an excuse to be lazy.
On your left, and on your right
Crosses are green, and crosses are blue
Your friends didn’t make it through
Out of the night, and out of the dark
Into the fire, and into the fight
Well that’s the way the heroes go
Ho-ho-ho!
Through a crack in Mother Earth
Blazing hot, the molten rock
Spills out over the land
And the lava’s the lover who licks your boots away-hey-hey!
If you don’t want to boil as well
B-B-Better start the dance
D-D-Do you want to dance with me?
You better start doing it right
“Three Hikers dead after volcano erupts on Indonesian island”. Wanted to do that for a long time, never got around to it.
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