A mountaineering club member has fallen to his death while walking in the Lake District.
Reginald Vernon, 70, of New Malden, Surrey was walking on Great Gable near Wasdale Head when he fell on Saturday afternoon. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, paramedics and two doctors attended the scene but Mr Vernon was pronounced dead. The West Cumbria coroner has been informed.
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