25 Jan 2019

Cyclist's family to bring body back from Bolivia

5:20 pm on 25 January 2019

The family of a New Zealand man who died while cycling a dangerous road in Bolivia have gone there to bring his body home.

Death Road, a popular path for mountain biking tourists between La Paz and Coroico, Bolivia.

Death Road is a popular path for mountain biking tourists between La Paz and Coroico, Bolivia. Photo: 123RF

The man died on 22 January when his bike went off the edge of the road and he fell 100m.

The owner of the company the man was biking with, Alistair Matthew, said the family had flown to Bolivian capital La Paz to start the process of repatriation.