A 24-year-old Melbourne student on exchange in Norway has died after falling 300 metres at Trolltunga cliff, a popular tourist spot near Bergen.
Kristi Kafcaloudis was walking in the mountains of Hordaland County in the country’s west when she fell on the weekend.
Trolltunga is described as “one of the most spectacular scenic cliffs in Norway” by the country’s official tourism information site.
The hike to and from the cliff takes around 8-10 hours, and goes through high mountains.
Norwegian police said on Twitter that Ms Kafcaloudis was with a group of 30 people at the time of the accident.
There is no mobile phone coverage along the route.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is providing consular assistance to her family.
Ms Kafcaloudis, an Arts Science student at Monash University and originally from Yandina in Queensland, was on exchange at the University of Bergen.
Monash University extended their “deepest sympathies” to Ms Kafcaloudis family.
“The Monash University community is deeply saddened at this news and Monash is liaising with the family, and officials here in Australia and in Norway, to provide support,” the university said in a statement.
“Our deepest sympathies are extended to her family, her colleagues and friends during this tragic time.”
The rector at University of Bergen, Dag Rune Olsen, said in a statement that the university was saddened by the accident.
“It is with great sadness that we learn that one of our international students has died,” Mr Olsen said.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the student.
“Rector and university management were informed by the police of the tragic accident at Trolltunga in Odda, Western Norway, on Sunday morning 6 September, that Australian exchange student Kristi Kafcaloudis had died after a fall.”
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A tragic case, but far from unique. Norway is actually a rather dangerous land to visit, if you do not know how the nature and the sociery of this country behave. You are not very likely to get a bullet in your head when you roam around in this country, even though even this happens. But there are a myriad of other dangers that take action litterally out of the blue.