A missing British tourist has been found dead on an Australian beach after falling from a cliff.
Police were called to Billies Beach in Corruna after reports emerged that a body had washed up on shore.
A spokesman said: ‘The body has been formally identified, and it is that of the missing 23-year-old UK national.’
They added that a report will be prepared for the coroner.
The Brit had been missing for almost a week after falling from a cliff on January 18.
After the incident, emergency services were called to Mystery Bay Beach, in New South Wales at 6:40pm.
A helicopter along with marine rescue and police searched the water after the man disappeared, however he was not found.
Chief Inspector Shane Jessep from the South Coast Police District said: ‘He wasn’t a rock fisherman, it was a male sightseeing and … appears to have had an accident and slipped on the rocks.’
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