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Climber dies in rock face plunge

Raven Crag
Mountain rescuers said the man fell from a near-vertical rock face

A rock climber has died after falling more than 250ft (76m) from a mountain in the Lake District.

The 45-year-old Preston man was about to descend from Raven Crag in the Langdale area on Sunday afternoon when he fell from a near-vertical rock face.

He suffered multiple injuries and was airlifted to the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.

A spokesman for Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team said the man died early on Monday.



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