Australian tourist who was missing for three days found dead in Kazakhstan

Police say body of Jake Herd was found at high altitude in poor weather near Big Almaty Lake, and there were no signs of violence

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An Australian tourist who was missing for three days in mountains in Kazakhstan has been found dead, authorities in the central Asian country said on Tuesday.

Police said they had found the body of Jake Michael Herd, born in 1995, near Big Almaty Lake in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of about 2,500m.

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