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Climber, 24, Dies After Mount Arapiles Fall

Police have referred the death to the coroner.

Overview

  • Horsham police confirmed Tuesday morning that the 24-year-old died overnight after transfer to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
  • The woman from New South Wales fell around 11:30am Monday while climbing with a group at the Organ Pipes sector of Mount Arapiles.
  • Police, SES, search-and-rescue teams, the Country Fire Authority and Ambulance Victoria coordinated a high-angle rescue on the cliff.
  • An Air Ambulance crew winched her to a nearby paddock where advanced life support and mobile intensive care paramedics treated her for more than an hour.
  • Police said further details are withheld because the death has been referred for a coronial investigation.