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Climber plunges to death - Arapiles 25-May-2006 At 8:23:13 AM mars

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"Policeman dies in cliff fall - from theage.com.au
May 25, 2006 - 7:54AM

Police will today try to recover the body of a rock climber killed yesterday in a fall at Mount Arapiles, 350 kilometres west of Melbourne.

A 48-year-old off-duty police officer from the Horsham area died after falling on the Syrinx Climb at Tiger Wall at the world-famous climbing spot yesterday.

He was climbing with a friend.

A Rural Ambulance spokesman said paramedics were called to the area about 4.30pm yesterday, but were unable to reach the man who was 60 metres down the face of the mountain, and 100 metres from the ground.

"The climber was on a ledge, under an overhang ... he was suffering leg, back, pelvic and spinal injuries," he said.

A first aid team, possibly other climbers, had reached the man and were trying to help him.

Police search and rescue was called but the man died before they reached him. They are recovering the man's body this morning.

A police spokeswoman said a report would be prepared for the coroner."