Overview
- The man, a French national residing in Victoria, fell about 20 metres while climbing with a friend at the Sand River Conservation Area near Buckland.
- Emergency services were alerted at about 1:20pm and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter airlifted him to Royal Hobart Hospital in critical condition.
- He died a short time after arriving at the hospital, police said.
- Tasmania Police said a report is being prepared for the coroner.
- ABC reports it is the second fatal cliff fall in the reserve in five years, following the 2021 death of an 11-year-old girl.