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An Australian tourist died after a horrific fall while hiking Peru’s famed Inca Trail, authorities said. Matthew Cameron Paton, a 52-year-old police officer from Victoria, Australia, was trekking the ...

Matthew Cameron Paton, an Australian police officer, died after falling nearly 1,000 feet while hiking Peru’s Inca Trail near ...

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Members of a rescue team found the body of 52-year-old Matthew Cameron Paton, a Victoria Police Department sergeant, on ...

Sergeant Matthew Paton’s body was discovered on Friday morning. He is believed to have fallen from the trail while hiking to Machu Picchu. The 52-year-old had been holidaying with his wife, Jane, when ...

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A Victorian Police officer and father of three who died trekking along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru has been ...

An Australian man has died after falling down a ravine while walking on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, local ...

An Australian tourist has died after falling into a ravine whilst hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.

An Australian policeman has died after tripping on a bridge, breaking a wooden railing and falling into a ravine while ...

Victorian police officer Matt Paton, 52, has died after falling during a hike of the Inca Trail in Machu Picchu, Peru. Added ...