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Injured paragliders helped from Lake's Blencathra | Injured paragliders helped from Lake's Blencathra |
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Two paragliders had to be rescued from a Lake District mountain during two separate accidents on the same day. | Two paragliders had to be rescued from a Lake District mountain during two separate accidents on the same day. |
A 55-year-old man suffered severe arm injuries when his parachute collapsed during a bad landing at Blease Fell, Blencathra, on Friday. | |
Rescuers from the Keswick Mountain Rescue Service Team came to his aid and he was airlifted to hospital. | Rescuers from the Keswick Mountain Rescue Service Team came to his aid and he was airlifted to hospital. |
Two hours later the team was called back to Scales Fell in the same area when a 44-year-old man broke his ankle. | Two hours later the team was called back to Scales Fell in the same area when a 44-year-old man broke his ankle. |
A spokesman for the team said the paraglider had slipped after landing. | A spokesman for the team said the paraglider had slipped after landing. |
He was stretchered down to a waiting ambulance and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary. | He was stretchered down to a waiting ambulance and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary. |
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