Authorities have recovered the body of a hiker who died during a rockclimbing accident in the Blue Mountains on Saturday
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The man, 60, was hiking with a group of people in remote bushland at Blue Drum Creek south of Wentworth Falls when he slipped and fell while climbing some rocks at about 2.45pm.Officers attached to Police Rescue and NSW Ambulance’s special operations unit began a delicate rescue but the man was confirmed dead at the scene.Crews were unable to reach the man’s body on Saturday afternoon due to the rugged terrain and the retrieval operation was postponed until Sunday.
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