Man falls to death from popular Australian zipline

A man has died and a woman is in hospital after they fell about 10 metres from a zipline in Queensland's far north.

Paramedics were called to a tourist attraction at Cape Tribulation in the Daintree rainforest, north of Cairns, after the the pair fell about 2pm on Tuesday.

The man died falling from a tourist attraction at Cape Tribulation in Queensland's far north. Source: Getty Images.
The man died falling from a tourist attraction at Cape Tribulation in Queensland's far north. Source: Getty Images.

The woman, aged in her 40s, has been flown to Cairns Hospital while the man died at the scene.

Police and workplace health and safety are investigating.

It is not clear how the pair fell.

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