A man has died after falling down a cliff while abseiling in the Southern Highlands yesterday.
Emergency services were called to Belmore Falls off Belmore Falls Road at Barrengarry, just before 4pm (Monday 11 September 2023), following reports a person had been injured.
Officers attached to The Hume Police District attended arrived to find a /man, aged in his 20s, had fallen while attempting to abseil down a cliff.
The man was declared deceased, and the body was extracted with the assistance of Police Rescue, SES and NSW Ambulance.
Police established a crime scene which has been forensically examined and an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
