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| Mountain biker dies in Peak District fall | Mountain biker dies in Peak District fall |
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| A mountain biker has died after falling up to 80ft (24m) in the Peak District in Derbyshire. | A mountain biker has died after falling up to 80ft (24m) in the Peak District in Derbyshire. |
| Volunteers from Kinder Scout and Glossop mountain rescue teams were called to Laddow Rocks on Black Hill, north of Crowden, on Sunday morning. | Volunteers from Kinder Scout and Glossop mountain rescue teams were called to Laddow Rocks on Black Hill, north of Crowden, on Sunday morning. |
| The teams, along with the North West Air Ambulance and a police helicopter, spent six hours attempting a rescue but the man died. | The teams, along with the North West Air Ambulance and a police helicopter, spent six hours attempting a rescue but the man died. |
| The 54-year-old from West Yorkshire had been cycling with friends. | |
| Neale Pinkerton, of Kinder Mountain Rescue, said: "Unfortunately the rider did not survive the fall. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family and friends." | Neale Pinkerton, of Kinder Mountain Rescue, said: "Unfortunately the rider did not survive the fall. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family and friends." |
| Laddow Rocks is an exposed outcrop of sheer rocks in a location popular with walkers, cyclists and climbers. | Laddow Rocks is an exposed outcrop of sheer rocks in a location popular with walkers, cyclists and climbers. |