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scrambler fall with serious head injury Lake District Serious incident
Greenhow End, Deepdale
A 30-year-old man from Derby fell approximately 10 metres while scrambling on slabs above Greenhow End in Deepdale, sustaining a serious head injury. He was treated at the scene by air ambulance paramedics and mountain rescue team members, then winched by RAF helicopter to Patterdale before being transported to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Outcome: winched by RAF helicopter, transported to hospital
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