The Australian woman who died when a landslide swept away her Balinese villa filmed herself dancing on the deck in stormy conditions just hours before disaster struck.
Angelina Smith, 47, and her Dutch partner Luciano Kross, 50, were fast asleep in their wooden villa when a hill behind their Yeh Baat accommodation near the village of Jatiluwih collapsed after heavy rain on Thursday morning.
According to Indonesian authorities, the couple, who were on the first night of a mountain retreat, were found dead among the rubble in “sleeping positions.”
Ms Smith, who described herself as a “leader in female embodiment” and “movement explorer”, shared videos of her dancing in the villa in the 48 hours before the landslide.
“My dance is my connection to the divine,” she captioned a series of videos that showed her smiling at the camera as she swayed to the music in various locations.
“These are just some humble dances to graze this space. With love, Angelina.’
Angelina Smith, 47, and her Dutch partner Luciano Kross, 50, were sleeping in their wooden villa when a hill behind their Yeh Baat accommodation near the village of Jatiluwih collapsed on Thursday morning after heavy rain (the couple are pictured)
Angelina Smith, who describes herself as a ‘female embodiment leader’ and ‘movement explorer’ shared videos of her dancing in the villa 48 hours before the landslide
Just before the tragedy, Ms Smith also shared images of strong winds stirring nearby palm trees.
The strong wind of the approaching storm blows through the leaves of a nearby tree, stretching the fabric of her dress in the wind.
The monsoon-like rainfall that followed would later overload nearby water channels and trigger the fatal landslide that swept away the mountainside villa on Thursday.
Ms Smith was originally from Melbourne but was a permanent US resident who spent a lot of time in Indonesia, according to her social media profiles.
The spiritual healer spent time in Byron Bay in northern NSW in December.
She offered four-month internships for an online alchemy and mysticism training course that promised to provide “a place of deep healing.”
“The passion to love your life is contagious around Angelina,” her website says.
‘Her adventurous and dynamic spirit connects people with their own unique potential and true essence. Her commitment to this is critical to her health and well-being and that of others she passionately works with.”
Her partner, Mr. Kross, was a former massage therapist and teacher of holistic medicine.
Ms Smith (pictured) offered four-month Blue Lotus apprenticeships for online alchemy and mysticism training that promised to provide ‘a place of deep healing’
Just hours before the tragedy, Ms Smith shared images of strong winds hitting palm trees, while her partner captioned photos of their villa (pictured) as ‘old paradise’.
Water channels above the villa for irrigation were eroded by the heavy rain and caused the fatal landslide (damage is pictured)
Water channels above the villa for irrigation were eroded by the heavy rain, causing the fatal landslide.
Two vacant villas next to the couple’s home remained intact.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to Ms Smith’s family.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” a spokeswoman said.
Large parts of Indonesia are prone to flooding and landslides during the wet season, which starts in November.
Landslides are becoming more common in the archipelago due to deforestation, with prolonged heavy rainfall causing flooding in some areas.
Landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains last week have killed at least 27 people on the island of Sumatra.