British Backpacker Dies In Australia After Falling From Cliff

Local media named the woman as 21-year-old Madalyn Davis, from Lincolnshire.
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Diamond Bay, Sydney
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A British backpacker is reported to have died after falling from a cliff in Sydney early on Sunday morning. 

Emergency services were called to the Diamond Bay clifftops in Sydney’s eastern suburbs at about 6.30am following reports that a woman had fallen off the cliff.

The Sydney Morning Herald named the woman as 21-year-old Madalyn Davis, a make-up artist from Lincolnshire who had only been in Australia for a few weeks.

The paper reported that Davis had been at a party in the area the night before, and had joined friends to watch the sunrise at the popular lookout spot. 

Police, Fire & Rescue New South Wales and NSW Ambulance paramedics searched with the assistance of PolAir and the Marine Area Command, and the body of a woman was retrieved from the water about four hours later.

Australian police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Foreign Office spokesperson said: “Staff at the British Consulate in Sydney are in contact with local authorities following the death of a British woman at Diamond Bay, NSW.”