07:32 GMT, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 08:32 UK
Climber dies in rock face plunge
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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