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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma

New Zealand man found dead in Tasmania after falling while bushwalking

The police search operation involved a rescue helicopter, four police, two wilderness paramedics and four SES volunteers.
The police search operation for the hiker found in the vicinity of Federation Peak involved a rescue helicopter, four police, two wilderness paramedics and four SES volunteers. Photograph: Tasmania Police/PR IMAGE

A 27-year-old New Zealand bushwalker who was reported missing in Tasmania has been found dead.

The man’s body was located by search crews at about 10am on Wednesday. Police believed he had fallen from a height in the vicinity of Federation Peak in Tasmania’s Eastern Arthur Range in the Southwest national park.

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