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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.
Cairns woman dies in fall from Far North Queensland waterfall
7:46pm May 9, 2021
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)
A woman going on a hike with friends has tragically fallen to her death after slipping off a waterfall in Far North Queensland.
The Cairns woman, 58, fell up to 100metres from the top of Windin Falls just before 1pm on Sunday.
A fellow walker called police but it took a rescue helicopter, officers on foot and drones three hours to find her body at 4pm.
The waterfall has a natural infinity pool at the top of it, with thousands of people making the 90-minute trek to take a photo at the picturesque spot.
It s unclear if the woman was swimming in the pool or posing for a photo in the moments before she slipped to her death.