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Body of 60-year old man who fell in Blue Mountains recovered
Jun 13, 2021WENTWORTH FALLS, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia – The body of a hiker who fell on Saturday afternoon in the New South Wales Blue Mountains has been recovered.
Emergency services were alerted to the man’s dilemma around 2:45pm on Saturday afternoon. He fell at Wentworth Falls, and was seriously injured.
Police say they believe the 60-year-old man was hiking with a group at the time of the incident.
Officers from Police Rescue and the NSW Ambulance Special Operations Unit were called to the scene and commenced a rescue operation.
With assistance from PolAir, the man’s body was located at Blue Drum Creek. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene.
About 3:00pm Sunday afternoon the man’s body was recovered.
Investigating NSW police say a report will be prepared for the Corner.
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