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Man collapses to death while abseiling from popular tourist and Instagram photo spot in the Blue Mountains
- A man has died while abseiling off Malaita Wall in the Blue Mountains
- The man was abseiling with a group when he fell to the ground
- The man is believed to be in his twenties but has yet to be formally identified
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A man has died while rappelling at a popular tourist spot in the Blue Mountains.
Just before 8 a.m. Friday morning, emergency services were alerted by a group of abseilers that a team member had fallen near Malaita Wall in Katoomba.
Blue Mountains Police Area Command officers were told the man was rappelling with a group when he fell to the ground.
A man has died while rappelling at a popular tourist spot in the Blue Mountains (stock image)
Witnesses helped the man before NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived and tried to rappel off the cliff face to save the man, but he died on the spot.
The man is believed to be in his twenties but has yet to be formally identified.
A rescue operation is underway to retrieve his body with a report to be prepared for the coroner.
Malaita Wall is a series of five abseils along two large walls in the valley below Katoomba.
The Malaita Wall is 45 meters high at its peak.
Just before 8 a.m., paramedics were alerted by a group of abseilers that a team member had fallen at Malaita Wall in Katoomba. NSW Ambulance has confirmed the man has died