NSW: Boy released from hospital after cliff fall
A five-year-old boy who survived after he and his mother fell 100 metres to the bottomof a cliff in New South Wales has been released from hospital.
The boy's 31-year-old mother died in the fall.
Rescuers found the boy lying near his mother's body after they fell from Robertson'sLookout at Mt Keira, north of Wollongong, about 8pm (AEST) last Wednesday.
Doctors have described the boy's survival as miraculous.
He suffered head injuries, a dislocated hip, a fractured wrist and cuts.
The Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick says the boy has returned home with his father.
Police haven't given any details of how the incident happened, and the NSW coronersays the boy's name must not be released.
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KEYWORD: CLIFF (SYDNEY)
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