Grim discovery at popular tourist spot
The body of a 57-year-old man was recovered earlier on Thursday from Edith Falls, also known as Leliyn, in Nitmiluk National Park, about 290km south of Darwin.
The man had last been seen entering a plunge pool at Edith Falls about 3pm on Tuesday.
As per the NT News, a witness reported the man who had been swimming with his family struggled in the water at the lower pool, and failed to resurface.
In a statement, NT Police said officers 'located and recovered the man's body a short time ago near one of the waterfalls'.
'At this stage, police do not believe the death to be suspicious and was the result of a medical incident,' the statement read
The upper and lower pools at Edith Falls, along with the walking track to the upper pool, are expected to remain closed for the remainder of Thursday.
'Yesterday, the floor of the Edith Falls plunge pool was being surveyed and live scanned,' Search and Rescue Section (SRS) officer in charge Paul Wood said on Thursday.
'SRS has four trained divers who commenced an underwater search, keeping in mind visibility below 10m is approximately 0.5m.
'There is a lot of debris, rock, ledges, branches and tree trunks that is being searched.'
Senior Sergeant Wood said police suspected the man suffered a medical episode and did not believe a crocodile was involved.
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