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Young female hiker falls to her death in the Drakensberg

She lost her footing and plunged almost 60 metres

A female hiker (23) sadly fell to her death on Saturday, June 15, in the Drakensberg.

It is believed that she was hiking with her boyfriend and a few others at the time of the incident.

She lost her footing and plunged almost 60 metres in the Northern Drakensberg.

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The lady landed on a tree and was still alive after the fall.

However, when emergency personnel and Okhahlamba Fire & Emergency Services arrived at the scene and managed to make their way to where the woman had fallen, she had succumbed to her injuries.

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