The 49-year-old and his son were killed in a remote part of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales on Monday while on a family vacation. Mr. Nazir’s wife, Anastasia Nazir, was rescued from the scene along with their 15-year-old daughter and their 14-year-old son. Ms. Nazir, 50, and the teenage boy suffered “significant head and abdomen injuries.” Picture: The entrance to the sidewalk where the landslide occurred is closed He has since undergone surgery and remains in an intensive care unit in critical condition, local police confirmed. The son of the family is outside the ICU and in stable condition, while the daughter remains in the hospital under observation after being treated for shock. The family of five vacationed in Australia, some of the four million tourists who are attracted to the Blue Mountains National Park each year. Weeks of wet weather in Sydney preceded the landslide, leaving the area “extremely dangerous and unstable” for rescuers, said New South Wales ambulance spokesman Stuart Clark. Emergency services were called to the Wentworth Pass around 1.40pm after contacting someone who was “inside or near the team,” he added. Police helicopters, local officers and a special rescue team were deployed to the site in a dense bush area, about a 90-minute walk from the car park. Image: Police helicopters, local officers and special rescue team deployed at the site Detective Superintendent John Nelson of the Blue Mountains described it as a “tragic scene” and said a “extremely distressed” girl was seen coming out. Ms Nazir and the two teenagers were airlifted across the valley along the Wentworth Falls hiking trail in a rescue helicopter and taken to hospital. Following the removal of the bodies of Mr Nazir and his son from the area on Tuesday, the New South Wales Department of the Environment and Cultural Heritage announced a “comprehensive review” of what happened.
