A woman has drowned after her raft overturned during a wilderness adventure with friends in Tasmania ’s southwest.

The 49-year-old, from southern Tasmania, was on a 10-day rafting trip with 11 friends on the Franklin River, deep in the Tasmanian World Heritage Wilderness Area, when tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon.

Police said her raft flipped near the Livingston Rivulet and the Coruscades rapid, sweeping her into fast-moving water.

Despite desperate attempts by friends to revive her with CPR, she could not be saved.

The rest of the party, including the woman’s partner, escaped serious physical injury.

Search and rescue crews tried to reach the group on Thursday, but poor weather and limited visibility disrupted efforts.

Much of their camping gear — including tents, tarps and c

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