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Peak District climber taken by air ambulance after 8m fall

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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.

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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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