Getting Fleeced after Falling? going to the courts in Indonesia: Undercurrent 08/2026

Getting Fleeced after Falling? going to the courts in Indonesia

from the August, 2026 issue of Undercurrent

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Dear Undercurrent,

On December 24, 2024, I was at Wakatobi Dive Resort and had a serious injury. I was offered no compensation and subsequently filed a lawsuit.

While walking in front of my bungalow, I stepped onto an area of sand that suddenly collapsed, and one leg fell into a sinkhole. My right leg hyperextended, and my head, shoulder, and whole right side hit the ground. causing injuries to my knee, back, neck, shoulder, and head.

The shoreline is supported by a retaining wall approximately 10 - 15 feet high. It showed visible cracking and signs of deterioration. The sand had washed out beneath the area where I fell due to the structural failure of the wall. The surface area had been backfilled with loose sand, coral fragments, and debris. When I stepped onto the area, the unsupported ground collapsed, and I fell into the void below....

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