Teenage German tourist dies at Serpentine Falls

THE teenager who died at Serpentine Falls at the weekend was a German tourist, police have revealed.

Ulrich Helmut Ditzel, 19, died about 2.15pm on Sunday when he slipped and fell on to rocks and into the water below.

His friends tried desperately to resuscitate him, as did several onlookers.

It’s believed he was rushed to hospital by St John Ambulance but died shortly afterwards.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

It’s understood Ditzel had been staying at an address in Shenton Park whilst he was in Perth.

The young German man’s death comes after a 21-year-old woman died after plunging 20m from a cliff at the falls in January 2011.

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