An Australian man, identified as Matthew Cameron Paton (also reported as 52 or 53 years old), dies after falling down a ravine during a hike on Peru’s Inca Trail toward Machu Picchu. Multiple outlets report that he is part of a group of tourists and is accompanied by a guide at the time of the incident. Rescuers search the area and later locate his body on Thursday at a significant distance down a steep slope or abyss, with reports placing the location about 300 metres and also about 400 metres from the point of the fall. One source states he is a sergeant with the Victoria Police Department. The information in the reports focuses on the circumstances of the fall, the search and recovery by a rescue team, and the discovery of the body near the trail area leading to Machu Picchu. The coverage does not provide details on what caused the fall, the immediate response by the group, or any investigation results beyond the recovery of the deceased hiker.
Australian man dies after fall on Peru’s Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu
An Australian man, identified as Matthew Cameron Paton (also reported as 52 or 53 years old), dies after falling down a ravine during a hike on Peru’s Inca Trail toward Machu Picchu. Multiple outlets...
- An Australian man, Matthew Cameron Paton, dies after a fall during a hike on Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
- His body is found on Thursday down a steep slope/ravine, with distances reported around 300–400 metres.
- Rescue teams recover the body near the trail area.
- Reports say he is with a group of tourists and a guide at the time of the fall.
- One report identifies him as a sergeant with Victoria Police; ages are reported as 52 or 53.
Members of a rescue team found the body of 52-year-old Matthew Cameron Paton, a Victoria Police Department sergeant, on Thursday about 400 metres down a steep slope.
3 months agoThe body of Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, was found on Thursday, about 300m (984ft) down an abyss.
3 months agoThe man was with a group of tourists and a guide when he fell from a steep embankment.
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