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Man dies after falling 70m from Lake District mountain ridge

A man has died after falling 70m from a mountain ridge in the Lake District.
The incident occurred on Sharp Edge on Blencathra on Thursday afternoon.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team volunteers recovered the man's body and transported it to the air ambulance.
A witness reported that the highly experienced paraglider was blown sideways into a cliff.

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Man dies in 230ft fall from mountain ridge in Lake District

The man fell from a route popular with walkers but can be ‘notoriously slippy’ when wet (Picture: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team) A walker has died after falling 230ft (70m) from a mountain ridge. The man fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra, in the Lake District on Thursday afternoon, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said. After the fall, they recovered his body before it was transported by air ambulance to the team’s base. In a post on social media, …

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Man dies after falling 70m from Lake District ridge

The man fell 70m from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the Lake District on Thursday

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Man dies after falling over 200ft on Lake District walking route

Keswick Mountain Rescue said its first callout of the year ended in tragedy after a man died following a horror fall.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Man dies after horror 230ft fall from Lake District mountain ridge

The alarm was raised at Sharp Edge on Blencathra on Thursday around noon

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Man dies after falling 70m from Lake District mountain ridge

Sharp Edge is a ridge leading to the top of the 868m-high Blencathra mountain. On the day of the accident, temperatures in the area dropped as low as 2°C.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

Horror as man dies after falling 230ft from mountain ridge

A MAN has died after falling 230ft (70m) fall from a mountain ridge in front of shocked climbers. The alarm was raised following the fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra, in the Lake District, on Thursday afternoon. The man’s body was transported to the air ambulance and flown to the team’s base Keswick Mountain Rescue Team volunteers recovered the man’s body, which was transported to the air ambulance and flown to the team’s base. The team has th…

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