A man has died after falling 70 metres from a mountain ridge.
Keswick Mountain Rescue said its first callout of the year ended in tragedy after the man fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the Lake District on Thursday.
The volunteers were called out at 12.25pm. A Keswick team member already on Blencathra made his way to the scene above Scales Tarn, along with a helicopter crew.
“Keswick team recovered the body to H58 who then airlifted the man to Keswick MR Base,” the team said.
“Many thanks to [helicopter] H58, the coastguard, and to the hillgoers who went to assist. Our thoughts and condolences go to the man’s family and friends.”
The man has not been named.
The team said on its Facebook page there had been a “flurry of callouts” in the last few days of 2024.
It added: “2024 has been a record year for Keswick with 146 callouts and 34 alerts (incidents that were managed without a team deployment). This can only have been done with the support of the general public and your kind donations which are greatly appreciated.”
The ridge walk on Blencathra is one of the Lake District’s most popular.
Source: theguardian.com