Man dead after falling 20m at Springbrook waterfall in Gold Coast Hinterland on Thursday

A Victorian man in his 70s slipped and fell more than 20m to his death from a waterfall on the Gold Coast while walking with his daughters.

A Victorian man has fallen to his death from a waterfall on the Gold Coast.

A man aged in his 70s slipped and fell more than 20m to his death from a waterfall in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics, including critical care, rushed to the scene on the Purling Brook Falls track near Springbrook on Thursday afternoon.

Twin Falls in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Picture: Tourism and Events Queensland

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The 79-year-old man, understood to be a tourist from Victoria, had been walking with his two daughters when he lost his footing on a narrow section of path and fell nearly 25m to his death.

It is understood one of the man’s daughters attempted to reach her father and offer medical treatment but he was unable to be saved.

Emergency services later had to winch her out.

Paramedics assessed the man at the scene but did not transported him to hospital, a spokesman confirmed.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services tasked two crews to the waterfall, and the Rescue 500 helicopter.

The narrow path which runs to the waterfall cuts through steep terrain around the Hinterland landmark, which is popular with tourists and bushwalkers.

Originally published as Man dead after falling 20m at Springbrook waterfall in Gold Coast Hinterland on Thursday