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Michael Chilvers, Tasmanian farming and business identity, named as climber killed in Mt Geryon fall
Tributes are flowing for a northern Midlands farmer who was killed in a climbing accident in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on Friday.
Key points:
- Michael Chilvers died after falling while climbing with friends near Cradle Mountain
- He has been remembered as a pioneering farmer who championed innovation
- Mr Chilvers was also the Tasmanian chair of the Australia China Business Council
Tasmania Police said Michael Chilvers was climbing Mount Geryon, 150 kilometres north-west of Hobart, with three other people, when he “fell from a significant height,” believed to be in excess of 50 metres.
This weekend Mr Chilvers would have celebrated his 50th birthday.
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