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| Three people fall from mountain | Three people fall from mountain |
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| A man, woman and child, believed to be from the same family, were injured when they fell down a mountain in Cumbria. | |
| Two RAF Sea King rescue helicopters were scrambled after the three were reported to have fallen 200ft (60.9m) on Sharp Edge, Blencathra. | Two RAF Sea King rescue helicopters were scrambled after the three were reported to have fallen 200ft (60.9m) on Sharp Edge, Blencathra. |
| The man and six-year-old girl were airlifted to hospital. The woman was later taken by the second helicopter. | |
| No details of their injuries have as yet been released, but the child is believed to be seriously hurt. | |
| Two other people were left stranded on a crag, and have since been helped off the mountain. | Two other people were left stranded on a crag, and have since been helped off the mountain. |
| A Cumbria Police spokesman said they were unhurt but traumatised. | |
| Members of the RAF Leuchars mountain rescue team, which was on exercise nearby, were involved in the operation alongside civilian volunteers from the Keswick team. | |
| The helicopters were from RAF Boulmer in Northumberland and RAF Valley on Anglesey. | |
| A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "It was wet and slippy. | |
| "They were just below the cloud line, around 2,000 feet up the mountain. It is quite steep there. | |
| "Two other adults were taken down the mountain by Keswick Mountain Rescue team." |