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Ellen Kirwin & Chantelle Heeds

Man dies on walk in Lake District as horrified friends try to save him

A walker has died after being found unresponsive on a fell in the Lake District.

The man was on a walk on Whin Rigg at the time of his collapse. The mountain rescue team was alerted to the incident, at 12.40pm on Saturday, November 12.

Emergency services, including air ambulance, attended but the man died at the scene. It has been reported that the man's friends and passers-by, attempted to help paramedics with treatment before he was pronounced dead, Lancs Live reports.

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The man's body was brought down Whin Rigg and handed over to Cumbria Police for formalities to ensure. A spokesperson for Wasdale Moutain Rescue Team said: "We were called by Cumbria Police about a walker who was unresponsive. The team was quickly deployed, as was Helimed 58 (Great North Air Ambulance).

"Rescue 936 (Coastguard helicopter) was also tasked but later stood down. Tragically, all the efforts of the walker’s friends, passers by, and those of the helimed crew were unable to help and the walker did not survive.

"The team brought him back down to the valley, accompanied by his friends, where he was given over to the care of the police. Our thanks to all the other agencies involved, and especially to the people who stopped to help. We offer our heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends."

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