Paraglider killed in Lake District crash

A man's body has been recovered after a fatal paraglider crash in the Lake District.

The paraglider's canopy was spotted in a stream near Buttermere, Cumbria.

Keswick Mountain Rescue volunteers were called at 09:10 BST on Sunday but the man was declared dead at the scene.

The mountain rescue team said it carried out a "complex recovery operation" to retrieve the man's body.

The paraglider had launched from the summit of Robinson - a fell that lies between Buttermere and Newlands Valley.

Members of the mountain rescue team from Keswick, Cockermouth and Wasdale joined the rescue operation.

"Our deepest thoughts and sympathies are with the man's family and friends," a Keswick Mountain Rescue spokesman said.

In February, another paraglider died in a crash on Blencathra.

A four-hour rescue operation was carried out in an attempt to save the pilot.

He was later named as Malc Grout, a well-known figure in the area's paragliding community.

In April 2023, another paraglider was rescued after falling 100ft (30m) from the summit of Harrison Stickle.

The casualty suffered ankle and shoulder injuries but was lowered to safety using ropes.

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