Tasmanian police say Victorian girl s fatal cliff fall a horrific end to family holiday
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The girl fell 10 metres down the cliffs near Buckland, in Tasmania s south-east.
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Police have described an 11-year-old Victorian girl s fatal cliff fall at Tasmania s Sand River Conservation Area as a tragic end to a family holiday.
Police say she was on a walking and rock climbing expedition with her siblings near Buckland, north-east of Hobart on Friday when she fell about 10 metres to her death.
In a statement last night police said: CPR was administered but sadly the child died at the scene.
Harrowing details have emerged about how an 11-year-old girl plunged to her death at a popular climbing site.
The Victorian youngster, who was on holiday with her family, fell from a 10m cliff in Buckland, in Tasmania s south-east on Friday afternoon.
It is understood she was with a large group of rock climbers at the time.
A rescue helicopter and local police and ambulance emergency services were called to the scene.
Tasmania Police Clarence Division Acting Inspector Michael Foster said members of the climbing group and a rescue team from nearby villages of Sorell and Orford performed CPR on the girl.