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Climber injured in 'significant' Peak District fall

Alex ThorpBBC News, East Midlands
News imageEdale Mountain Rescue Team A picture of the climber being carried away on a stretcher by the mountain rescue team Edale Mountain Rescue Team
The climber was carried to an ambulance on a stretcher after injuring their back

A climber had to be rescued following a "significant" fall in the Peak District.

Edale Mountain Rescue Team said it was called to Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire at 15:44 BST on Sunday.

The climber injured their back and was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew, the team said.

The patient was then placed on to a stretcher and carried to a waiting ambulance before being taken to hospital.

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