A 42-year-old woman has died after falling from a cliff at Mount Nemo Conservation Area in Burlington.

Just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, members of Halton police, the Burlington Fire Department and Halton EMS responded to a call about a hiker who had fallen.

The woman was found at the bottom of the cliff in very rugged terrain. Police performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the coroner was notified.

Platoon Chief Dennis Hayes said the woman, who was hiking with a group, fell about 60 feet down the escarpment.

Just after 3:30 p.m., emergency crews were able to recover the body.

"We initially hiked in from the bottom of the Walkers Line side, along with police and Halton EMS. We were able to reach her by that way, however it was not possible to get her out that way," Hayes said.

Other fire crews then went to the top of the escarpment and performed a high angle rope recovery and took the woman out through one of the side streets near Guelph Line. There were 18 firefighters involved in the recovery. Police and EMS were also on the scene to assist.

Police said the woman lost her balance near a lookout area on top of the escarpment. Several friends and strangers who were in the area came to the aid of the woman and assisted in rescue and resuscitation efforts.

The family has been notified, and has asked that their identity not be made public.

A post mortem examination will be conducted on Monday (Sept. 9) at Hamilton General Hospital.