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Subscriber only POLICE have revealed more details about what happened at the top of Windin Falls that led to the death of a woman at the weekend as specialist crews attempt a highly complex retrieval. At about 1pm on Sunday the alarm was raised when a 58-year-old woman got into trouble and fell 50m from the top of the popular attraction on the Atherton Tablelands in the Wooroonooran National Park. Officer in charge of Atherton police station Kyell Palmer said the woman hiked 6km to the falls in a family party of four.
Updated: May 10 2021, 3:59 ET
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A MUM plunged 160ft to her death at a beauty spot waterfall in front of her horrified children on Mother’s Day, say reports.
The 58-year-old was crossing Windin Falls in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, when she slipped in a natural infinity pool and was knocked out.
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The woman died at Windin Falls in Cairns, Far North Queensland, AustraliaCredit: Getty
Sunday afternoon s tragedy was watched by horrified witnesses who told how the power of the water then threw her to her death.
Blake Thomas told the Daily Mail: She was in a pool, getting pushed back and forth.. the water was like rapids.
Woman Plunges to Her Death After Falling From Infinity Pool
On 5/10/21 at 6:31 AM EDT
A woman has plunged to her death, falling more than 130 feet from the top of a remote waterfall on Sunday.
The 58-year-old reportedly slipped from the popular beauty spot in a remote hiking area in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The woman fell just before 1 p.m. on Sunday from the top of Windin Falls, about 40 miles south of Cairns, Queensland pOlice said in a statement issued later that evening.
After an extensive land and air search, her body was found by rescue helicopter crews around 4 p.m.
Windin Falls death: Body recovered by rescue helicopter
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UPDATE: The body of a woman killed in a 50m plummet from the top of Windin Falls on the Atherton Tablelands has been recovered by the Rescue 510 helicopter. On Sunday rescue crews were called to the remote waterfall attraction in the Wooroonooran National Park after a 58-year-old woman lost her footing and was swept over the falls by fast flowing water. The body of a 58-year-old woman has been recovered from the bottom of Windin Falls. Picture: Brendan Radke The location of her body was pinpointed by the rescue helicopter late Sunday and about 12pm on Monday, in a complex mission lasting almost two hours, her body was flown back to Cairns on-board the Rescue 510 helicopter.
News by Chris Calcino and Jack Lawrie 10th May 2021 6:15 AM
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UPDATE 7.05PM: A 58-year old woman has died following a 50m plunge off a Far North waterfall. Emergency services undertook a search and rescue at Windin Falls on the Tablelands on Sunday afternoon. Queensland Police Service said initial information suggested she fell from the top of the falls just before 1pm. The woman was located by the Rescue 510 helicopter around 4pm. QPS said a report will be prepared for the coroner.
EARLIER: A Critical search effort is in progress after a hiker plummeted 50m from the edge of a Far North waterfall.