A British teenager involved in a landslide in Australia, which killed her father and younger brother, has been discharged from hospital.

The 15-year-old girl was on a hike with her family in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales when they were caught up in the accident along Wentworth Pass on Monday.

She was the only member of the group to walk away without suffering any serious injuries and was admitted to hospital under observation after being treated for shock.

Her father, British law firm partner Mehraab Nazir, and her nine-year-old brother were killed, while her mother, Anastasia Nazir, and her 14-year-old brother suffered “significant head and abdominal injuries”.

Mrs Nazir, 50, has undergone surgery and, on Tuesday, she was still in a critical condition in an intensive care unit.

The teenage boy also underwent surgery and is now in a stable condition, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network said.

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The family of five were holidaying in Australia, some of the four million tourists drawn to the Blue Mountains National Park each year.

Emergency services were called to Wentworth Pass around 1.40pm, after being contacted by someone who was “in or near the group”, New South Wales ambulance spokesman Stewart Clarke said.

Police helicopters, local officers, and a specialist rescue team were deployed to the area in dense bushland, about a 90-minute walk from the car park.

Detective Superintendent John Nelson, from the Blue Mountains area command, called it “a tragic scene” and said an “extremely distressed” girl was seen walking out.

Mrs Nazir and the two teenagers were airlifted out of the valley, along the Wentworth Falls hiking track, by a rescue helicopter.

The bodies of Mr Nazir and his son were removed from the area the following morning and the track has remained closed to the public since then.

Hiking track closed and investigation underway

New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet said he would be seeking advice as to whether the walking track should have been open given recent heavy rain.

“These tragedies occur too often so anything we can do to keep people safe, we will,” Mr Perrottet told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.

“Obviously, the Blue Mountains is a place where people love to go trekking. It’s one of the wonders of the world but when those tragedies occur it would be remiss of any government not to act.”

The New South Wales Department of Environment and Heritage announced a “comprehensive review” of what happened will take place.

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