A group of Chinese nationals has been rescued from remote wilderness in Tasmania. Photo: HANDOUT/TASMANIA POLICE

A bushwalker is dead and others have been rescued from remote wilderness after setting out on a hike unprepared for extreme weather conditions.

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A group of Chinese nationals visiting Tasmania was suffering from the cold and experiencing other difficulties when another group of hikers found them at Cradle Mountain on Friday afternoon, Tasmania Police said.

The second group contacted emergency services but extreme weather prevented authorities from deploying a helicopter to

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