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Walker injured in Helvellyn fall |  The walker fell from Striding Edge on Helvellyn |
A walker is recovering in hospital after falling 200ft (61m) in the snow from a ridge in the Lake District. The 25-year-old Ukrainian, a student at Lancaster University, slipped from the notorious Striding Edge on Helvellyn on Sunday afternoon. He was examined by a doctor from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue team and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle with a head injury. Striding Edge is regarded as one of the Lake District's most hazardous ridges.
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