Mt Buffalo - Body Found

[Overlandman]

From
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1205 ... ler/?cs=11

Search and rescue police last night found the body at the base of a popular rock-climbing area at Mount Buffalo National Park.
The crew arrived from Melbourne to comb the area after an abseiler told police he had found the body on Christmas Day.

It took them two hours to trek to the north wall of The Gorge.

They had planned to camp and mount a search for a decomposing body this morning but found it soon after arriving.

A helicopter is likely to be brought in to recover the body.

The abseiler had told police he had noticed a strong smell before finding what looked like male human remains.

The remains were about 30 metres east from the bottom of the wall.

He did not call police until yesterday.

Sen-Sgt Doug Incoll, of Bright, said the man had hurt his shoulder abseiling down the steep cliff face at 3pm on Christmas Day and could not climb back up.

During the three-hour hike back up to his camp, he was walking along the base of a cliff when he made his grim find.

The area, home to the famous 270-metre climb Ozymandias, is a well-known destination for abseilers and rock climbers.

Sen-Sgt Incoll said there had been no known fatal accidents in the area in recent times, although there had been several cases of self-harm.

“There haven’t been any deaths contributed to rock climbing or abseiling in 10 years but there have been injuries and suicides,” he said.

[Overlandman]

Update from ABC News Victoria

Police are hoping the results of a post mortem examination will help determine the cause of death of a person whose body was found in Victoria's high country on Christmas Day.

An abseiler discovered the body, believed to be of a man, in the Mount Buffalo Gorge.

Search and rescue crews trekked into the gorge yesterday afternoon and recovered the body.

Police say they do not believe the death is suspicious.

[cdg]

I hope the person who came across the dead man is OK. i found a body in the bush when I was a child and ive never forgotten it.

[Tortoise]

Pretty tough thing for a child to deal with. Glad it didn't prevent you bushwalking. I'm guessing it'd be mixed emotions for a while.

[Kinsayder]

I've seen some dead people. It's not nice really.

As for the body at Mt Buffalo, I'm curious to discover a back story to it.