About 9am today, Police received a report that a woman had become severely hypothermic at high altitude in Nelson Lakes National Park.
A helicopter with a medical crew and Police were dispatched to the scene.
Unfortunately, the 55-year-old woman was already deceased when the helicopter located her on the Mount Robert Ridge.
She was tramping with a family member and victim support services have been provided.
"Police extend their sympathies to her family and friends," says Sergeant Malcolm York, SAR Coordinator.
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