Peak District climber taken by air ambulance after 8m fall

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Mountain rescuersImage source, Edale Mountain Rescue Team
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A member of Edale Mountain Rescue was climbing nearby and helped the injured man

A climber has been rescued after falling 8m while ascending a route in the Peak District in Derbyshire.

Edale Mountain Rescue Team said the climber fell in the Mississippi Buttress area of Stanage on Sunday at about 16:00 BST.

The team said a volunteer who was nearby found the climber with potentially serious injuries.

He was treated before being taken to the Major Trauma Centre in Sheffield by air ambulance, the team added.

Image source, Edale Mountain Rescue Team
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Edale Mountain Rescue Team said it thanked the climbing community "for their assistance in evacuation of the casualty"

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