Victorian girl dies in cliff fall on Tasmanian coast

A young girl has died after falling 10 metres down a cliff in Tasmania’s south-east.

The girl was on holidays from Victoria with her siblings when she fell near Buckland around 2:20 Friday afternoon.

In a statement released on Friday night, Tasmania Police said “it appears the child was walking along the edge of the clifftop when she slipped and fell”.

“CPR was administered but sadly the child died at the scene.

“Her parents have now been formally informed. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time.”

Police said they would like to speak to anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident to “assist in preparing a report for the coroner”.

Anyone with information is urged to call Tasmania Police on…