Tourist falls off 15 metres off NSW cliff

An American woman has fallen 15 metres off a cliff while bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.

An American tourist has spent the night stranded in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, after she fell 15 metres off a cliff while bushwalking.

The 25-year-old from the US state of Wisconsin was walking near Pulpit Rock, Mount Victoria with a group of friends on Friday when she slipped from a track.

She fell about 15 metres and rolled a further 20 metres down a steep slope, police say.

Rescue crews found the woman suffering a possible broken ankle and broken ribs.

She remained with an ambulance team overnight due to low light and foggy weather conditions.

If weather conditions are favourable, a doctor will be dropped into the location by helicopter on Saturday and the injured woman will be winched to safety, police said.


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