THE Japanese national who died at Uluru is the 37th fatality at the iconic Red Centre site since it was opened to tourists in the 1960s.

Superintendent Shaun Gill said the police were notified at 4pm Tuesday of a 76-year-old man in need of medical attention.

“Rangers and emergency services got there first and attempted to perform CPR on the person but unfortunately they couldn’t be revived,” he said.

“He was eventually conveyed via helicopter to the medical centre in Yulara where he was formally pronounced deceased.”

NT Police are investigating the matter and a report is being prepared for the coroner.

Supt Gill said police don’t believe there was anything suspicious about the death.

In November last year, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board voted unanimously on banning tourists from climbing Uluru from October 26 2019, an activity that has long been considered disrespectful by the region’s traditional owners.

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The symbolic date is the 34-year anniversary of the day the Uluru land title was handed back to its traditional owners, the Anangu people.

The two-year period was also set to allow tourists who booked trips to the Red Centre to complete the climb, if they still chose to do so.

On its website and via onsite signs, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board has warned people against attempting the trek.

“We have a responsibility to teach and safeguard visitors to our land. The climb can be dangerous. Too many people have died while attempting to climb Uluru,” it reads.

“Many others have been injured while climbing. We feel great sadness when a person dies or is hurt on our land. We worry about you and we worry about your family.

“The climb is physically demanding. Do not attempt it if you have high or low blood pressure, heart problems, breathing problems, a fear of heights or if you are not fit.”

From 2011-2015, the climb was closed 77 per cent of the time due to dangerous weather conditions or cultural reasons.