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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jamie Lopez & Ashlie Blakey

Tragic hiker fell to his death while walking alone on England's highest mountain

A man tragically fell to his death on Scafell Pike in the Lake District while out walking alone.

Richard Miles died from a head injury after falling during a climb at Lord's Rake on England's highest mountain, LancsLive reports. His family became concerned about him when he did not call as he usually would do.

Rescue teams tirelessly searched for him for four days, until his body was spotted in a gully, an inquest heard. Sadly the electrical engineer had sustained head and leg injuries and was already dead.

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