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07/01/2013
British Tourist Dies In Australia Waterfall Slip
The body of a young man who died after falling from a waterfall in the Blue Mountains yesterday has been retrieved.
The 20-year-old man, who was holidaying in Australia from the UK, was walking with friends at Wentworth Falls when he slipped over the edge of the falls about midday on January 6th.
"About 8am today, a team of Rescue Squad officers walked into the bushland on foot and worked with a PolAir crew to retrieve the young man’s body. The operation concluded about 12.30pm, " New South Wales Police said.
(GK)
The 20-year-old man, who was holidaying in Australia from the UK, was walking with friends at Wentworth Falls when he slipped over the edge of the falls about midday on January 6th.
"About 8am today, a team of Rescue Squad officers walked into the bushland on foot and worked with a PolAir crew to retrieve the young man’s body. The operation concluded about 12.30pm, " New South Wales Police said.
(GK)
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