Woman killed in 200ft mountain plunge

A 38-year-old woman has died after falling about 200ft down a mountainside.

The woman fell along with her six-year-old daughter and the girl's father while walking on Sharp Edge, Blencathra, Cumbria, at around 2.30pm on Friday.

All three victims, from Peterborough, were airlifted by Sea King helicopters from RAF Bulmer and RAF Valley to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.

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