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Last Updated: Monday, 20 November 2006, 08:43 GMT
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Walker injured in Helvellyn fall
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The walker fell from Striding Edge on Helvellyn
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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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