Authorities had been searching for the woman,aged in her 20s,since 1pm on Sunday after reports near Belmore Falls,close to the town of Robertson.
Police and SES crews conducted a three-day search for the missing woman.Nine News
The falls have been closed as police,the State Emergency Service,PolAir and the TOLL rescue helicopter scoured the area.
The search was called off late Sunday due to fading light,continued on Monday as fears grew for the missing woman,and ended on Tuesday with the discovery of the body about 11.30am.
The body is yet to be formally identified but police believe it’s that of the missing woman.
The waterfall,which plunges about 77 to 130 metres across three drops,is a popular attraction for tourists.
A search has been launched after a hiker fell from a cliff in the NSW southern highlands.
Last September,28-year-old Colombian Jeisson Leon died after falling from a cliff while abseiling at Belmore Falls. It took police,SES and ambulance crews three hours to recover his body.
Three months later,NPWS authorities issued a public plea urging travellers not to attempt hiking to the base of the Belmore and Gerringong waterfalls.
Formal tracks to the base of both waterfalls have been closed for at least five years,but area manager Graham Bush said there had been a recent surge in illegal access “fuelled by social media”.
“Signs warning of the dangers and prohibiting access are installed at both waterfalls. However,visitors continue to walk past and ignore these warnings and attempt to access the base of the falls,” he said.
With Angus Thomson
