Man injured in 160ft Blencathra fall

The rescue team said the low cloud and drizzle was a "significant problem"

A man suffered serious head injuries when he fell 160ft (50m) down a Lake District mountain.

The 44-year-old man also suffered neck and chest injuries after falling in a gully on Blencathra's Sharp Edge.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, which rescued the man on Sunday, said the area was a "blackspot" in wet or snowy conditions.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service airlifted the man to the Cumberland Infirmary after the six-hour rescue.

The man, who has not been named, fell 160ft (50m)