Rex Martinich

August 11, 2026 — 4:19pm

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The family of a man who fell to his death from a tourist zipline have vented their anger over alleged safety breaches, saying it was a tragedy waiting to happen.

Dean Anson Sanderson’s loved ones say the death of the 50-year-old father-of-three was avoidable and should represent a “line in the sand” for safety improvements.

Sanderson, a mine project manager from Adelaide, died after plunging up to 25 metres through a rainforest canopy from a zipline in Far North Queensland on October 22, 2019.

His wife…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU