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injured mountain biker Lake District Serious incident
The Beacon, Penrith
A young mountain biker crashed badly in woodland around The Beacon near Penrith and was found unconscious with difficulty breathing. The team immobilised him on a vacuum mattress and stretchered him to an ambulance, which transported him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for hospital care.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
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