A 70-year-old man has died in a fall while hiking in the Lake District.
Emergency services were alerted that the man had failed to return from a solo trek on Thursday night.
More than 20 members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were deployed to the incident near Eagle Crag in the Langstrath valley.
Sadly the man's body was found in the early hours of the morning.
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It is believed he suffered fatal injuries in a fall, the rescue team said.
In a Facebook post, the team said it is believed the pensioner set off for a walk on his own on Thursday morning.
When he failed to return home, his son alerted authorities.
Rescue team searchers were sent out as well as specialist dog units and the coastguard.
In a Facebook post the team added: "In the early hours of the morning the man was found, but tragically he had sustained fatal injuries from a fall. Our deepest thoughts and condolences go to his family and friends."
The search lasted almost eight hours.
