A 40-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man on holiday with his family slipped and fell into a gorge at the Victoria Falls on New Year’s Day.

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo said the man, who is yet to be identified, plunged into the gorge while attempting to take pictures.

“These guys were taking a selfie and unfortunately he slipped and fell. He was a 40-year-old Zimbabwean man,” he said.

Mr Farawo said a rescue team had been deployed to search for the man.

The attached picture is the last seen of the man.