Safety fences in Kings Canyon ‘inevitable’ after canyon fall
SAFETY fences in the Kings Canyon area are inevitable after a 23-year-old tourist plunged 30m, expert guides say.
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EXPERIENCED guides say safety fences in the Kings Canyon area will be inevitable after a 23-year-old tourist plunged 30m to her death at the beauty spot in Central Australia.
The woman was a tourist from the UK.
The body was recovered from Kestrel Falls yesterday after the accident at Watarrka National Park, 250km south-southwest of Alice Springs on Sunday.
READ: WOMAN DIES AFTER FALL AT KINGS CANYON
Former Canyon tour guide Shane Woods said there were several problems in the area.
“The dangers are tourists’ disregard for guide instructions – they think they know better,” he said.
“Despite my opposition to changing the natural scenery, the overall nature of people when they go there is to take ‘that’ photo near the edge.
“As they will continue to do it a safety barrier is probably best for all involved, similar to other trails, like the Blue Mountains in Sydney.”
But Parks and Wildlife Commission Central Australia director Chris Day said a fence would be impractical, despite previous falls there.
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