A rock climber has died after he fell 20 metres from a cliff in Tasmania’s south-east.
The 31-year-old French national, who was living in Victoria, had been climbing with a friend in the Sand River Conservation Area at Buckland on Tuesday when he fell.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 1:20pm.
The man was flown by rescue helicopter to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition.
He died a short time later.
Police say their thoughts are with the man’s family.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Second cliff fall death at reserve in five years
A girl walking along the edge of a cliff died in the area in 2021. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
In 2021, an 11-year-old Victorian girl died when she fell from a cliff at Sand River.
The girl was on a walking and rock-climbing expedition with her siblings when she fell more than 10 metres to her death.
At the time, police said the girl was walking along the edge and lost her footing.