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| Photo rescue of Lake District fell fall man | Photo rescue of Lake District fell fall man |
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| An injured man was rescued in the Lake District after sending a photo of where he was to a mountain rescue team. | An injured man was rescued in the Lake District after sending a photo of where he was to a mountain rescue team. |
| Wasdale Mountain Rescue team was alerted on Thursday night by two men. | Wasdale Mountain Rescue team was alerted on Thursday night by two men. |
| The men described the surroundings but the rescuers were struggling to identify where they were until team leader Mike Gullen suggested they sent a photo. | The men described the surroundings but the rescuers were struggling to identify where they were until team leader Mike Gullen suggested they sent a photo. |
| As a result they were found on Broad Crag, near Scafell Pike, and the injured man was airlifted to hospital. | As a result they were found on Broad Crag, near Scafell Pike, and the injured man was airlifted to hospital. |
| Wasdale team leader Richard Warren said trying to locate the men was like trying to find a "needle in a haystack". | |
| 'Clinched it' | 'Clinched it' |
| The men had been to the summit of Scafell Pike and said they had been walking for about an hour when one of them fell and injured his arm. | The men had been to the summit of Scafell Pike and said they had been walking for about an hour when one of them fell and injured his arm. |
| Mr Warren said: "They didn't really know where they were. It was getting to be a little bit hopeless but then the team leader suggested they sent a photo. | Mr Warren said: "They didn't really know where they were. It was getting to be a little bit hopeless but then the team leader suggested they sent a photo. |
| "That basically told us roughly where they were and the team set off." | "That basically told us roughly where they were and the team set off." |
| When the team got near the pair waved their jackets to bring them to their exact location, which was high up, and one of the team reached them. | When the team got near the pair waved their jackets to bring them to their exact location, which was high up, and one of the team reached them. |
| They were airlifted from the crag by the crew of a rescue helicopter from RAF Boulmer and the injured man was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm. | They were airlifted from the crag by the crew of a rescue helicopter from RAF Boulmer and the injured man was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm. |
| Mr Warren said: "Having a photo really clinched it for us. It really did help." | Mr Warren said: "Having a photo really clinched it for us. It really did help." |
| About 27 members of the Wasdale team were involved in the rescue. | About 27 members of the Wasdale team were involved in the rescue. |
| It came immediately after they had returned from rescuing a 77-year-old man who was suffering from leg cramp on the top of Great Gable. | It came immediately after they had returned from rescuing a 77-year-old man who was suffering from leg cramp on the top of Great Gable. |