Overview
- Rescue crews in the Westpac helicopter located and safely recovered a male body on Tuesday evening in Tasmania’s Mount Field National Park.
- Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious, and formal identification will be followed by a report to the coroner.
- A week of searching was repeatedly hindered by waist-deep snow, poor visibility and gale-force winds that at times grounded aircraft and halted cliff searches.
- Daryl Fong, 30, set out alone to photograph the Tarn Shelf and last contacted a housemate about 3am saying he would shelter overnight; his vehicle was found at the trailhead on October 13.
- Police understand a personal locator beacon reportedly carried by Mr Fong was not activated, and his family has requested privacy as officials thanked volunteer searchers.