A man has died after he fell about five metres from the top of a popular waterfall in Far North Queensland.
The 55-year-old man from Brisbane fell from the waterfall at Clamshell Falls, located in Behana Gorge, south of Cairns, around 1.30pm on Sunday.
Police launched a search and rescue mission and found the man around 2.30pm with life threatening injuries after he had been in the water for some time, the ABC reports.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman told Daily Mail paramedics tried to revive the man, but he was later declared dead at the scene.
A Queensland Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail a post mortem examination is being conducted to determine the cause of death.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The latest incident comes after a 58-year-old man died in 2019 when he slipped and fell while he was at the popular swimming hole.
The waterfall at Behana Gorge is a thirty minute drive from Cairns and has stunning views.
Tourists are advised to have food and water with them as there are no facilities in the area.
Visitors are also advised that the best time to go walking is early to mid-morning when the weather is not too warm.
The walk from the carpark to the top of the falls is about 3.3km.
More to come.