The bodies of a British father and son killed in a landslide in Australia’s Blue Mountains have been retrieved by police. A New South Wales Police spokesman confirmed to the PA news agency that the bodies of the 49-year-old man and his nine-year-old son were winched out by PolAir around 9.30am today (Tuesday).
Five members of the same family were caught in the landslide on Monday while on holiday in Australia. Speaking to radio station 2GB, Blue Mountains Area Command acting superintendent John Nelson said emergency services were focused on caring for the two surviving members of the family who were caught in the landslide.
He said the 50-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy were in a critical condition at Westmead Hospital in Sydney. They were taken to hospital with significant head and abdominal injuries following the incident on the walking track, which was reported to emergency services at around 1.40pm local time on Monday.
