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Grave fears are held for a woman in her twenties who fell from a waterfall in the NSW Southern Highlands.
In a separate incident in Queensland on Sunday, a 27-year-old man was unable to be revived after falling several metres from a waterfall outside Cairns.
Search and rescue workers at Belmore Falls after a woman in her twenties fell.Credit: Nine News
Police and NSW State and Emergency Service crews spent Sunday afternoon searching Belmore Falls and Barrengarry Creek for the woman after receiving reports she had fallen into the water about 1pm, a NSW Police spokesman said.
The waterfall, which plunges about 77 to 130 metres across three drops, is a popular attraction for tourists.
The search was called off on Sunday evening due to fading light, the spokesman said, but will resume early Monday morning.
The falls would be closed until Wednesday “to assist emergency services”, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife (NPSW) said on its website.
Police and SES crews search Morton National Park where a woman is missing.Credit: Nine News
Jeisson Leon, a 28-year-old Colombian living in Mascot, died after falling from a cliff while abseiling at Belmore Falls last September. He was pronounced dead at the scene after it took police, SES and ambulance crews three hours to recover the man’s body.
Three months later, NPWS authorities issued a public plea urging travellers not to attempt hiking to the base of the Belmore and Gerringong waterfalls.