It took emergency services almost four hours to retrieve the body of Sarah Katie Bond, 24, of Ilford, Essex, from the rugged terrain.
“Unfortunately, when we arrived on the scene there was nothing we could do,” an ambulance service spokesman said.
Miss Bond was among a group of young overseas travellers visiting the Waitomo Caves area, a popular tourist attraction in the central North Island, on Saturday.
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