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Climber dies after 300m fall

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Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 23 Dec 2015, 11:18am
Aoraki Mt Cook (Getty Images)
Aoraki Mt Cook (Getty Images)

Climber dies after 300m fall

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 23 Dec 2015, 11:18am

UPDATED 11.25am: A climber has died after a 300-metre fall in Mt Cook National Park.

Other climbers with the woman when she fell set off an emergency beacon, and she was eventually found by police.

The woman was taken to Aoraki Mt Cook Rescue Centre, but has since died.

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