Second man dies at popular waterfall near Canberra in less than a week

Second man dies at popular waterfall near Canberra in less than a week
A 22-year-old man has fallen to his demise after slipping on rocks at Gibraltar Falls, south west of Canberra on Saturday afternoon.
It is the second demise in lower than per week on the fashionable vacationer spot, after 19-year-old Sydney man Tom Livingstone additionally misplaced his footing on the identical spot and fell over the sting of the waterfall six days earlier.

ACT Police had been known as to Gibraltar Falls, which is  situated about 46 km from Canberra, at about 5.25pm on Saturday.

Police found the man unconscious in the water but he could not be revived.
Police discovered the person unconscious within the water however he couldn’t be revived. (Nine)

About half an hour later, the person was discovered unconscious within the water however he was unable to be revived. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.   

Geoffrey Rutledge, who’s the deputy director normal of the Environment, Water and Emissions Reduction division of the ACT Government, advised reporters vacationers had been meant to benefit from the web site’s strolling path and viewing platform however not swim there.

“The signage does show that we don’t want people near the edges and we don’t see it as a swimming hole,” he mentioned. 

“We have many swimming holes within our parks. We don’t consider Gibraltar Falls a swimming hole.”

Teenager Tom Livingstone, who was a Sydney rower, fell to his death last Sunday.
Teenager Tom Livingstone, who was a Sydney rower, fell to his demise final Sunday. (Supplied)

Rutledge mentioned the gates to the park had been closed since final week’s lethal accident and a security overview was already underway.

The location had turn into a preferred spot to take photographs, because of the affect of social media, Rutledge mentioned.

“Social media seems to encourage people to take photos at that site,” he mentioned.

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“That’s not what we prefer to do, because there are inherent risks with that site. (There are) very slippery rocks and a slippery trip could be problematic.”

Source: www.9news.com.au