The mother-of-two who tragically fell to her death on Mother s Day from a scenic waterfall has been named as Cairns woman Milada Zak.
The 58-year-old was in the company of her children and one of their partners at Windin Falls near Cairns, Far North Queensland, at about 1pm on Sunday when it s believed she slipped and was knocked unconscious, before the rushing water washed her across the edge and down the 50m drop.
Her friend Zoe Nielsen posted a tribute to Ms Zak on Facebook which read: At home, a candle burning, staring into the void, in total disbelief. My heart is filled with so much sadness. so lost for words.
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Ms Zak s friend Zoe Nilsen lit a candle and said she was in total disbelief and was still in shock over her death.
A Queensland woman who died after falling over 50 metres from the top of a popular local waterfall has been identified as 58-year-old Milada Zak.
9News understands Ms Zak had hiked for 90 minutes with her family along the Old Cairns Track on Sunday before reaching a natural infinity pool at the top of Windin Falls, before losing her footing.
Her body was found and retrieved by helicopter rescue crews late on Monday afternoon.
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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.
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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.
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Police in far north Queensland helped in the search for a woman who fell to her death from Windin Falls.
A 58-year-old woman has died after falling at least 50 metres from a Far North Queensland waterfall.
Police said one of the Cairns woman s fellow walkers called emergency services after she fell from the top of Windin Falls about 1pm.
A rescue helicopter, police on foot and drones were called in to help search for the woman but she couldn t be found until about 4pm.
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Police in far north Queensland helped in the search for a woman who fell to her death from Windin Falls.(Queensland Police Service)