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Man has lucky escape after falling 600ft from mountain... and landing in the path of rescue team
A groom-to-be may have used all his ‘big day’ good luck when he fell 600ft from a killer mountain into the path of a team of rescuers.
David Spain, 28, from Denton, was climbing the treacherous Helvellyn mountain in the Lake District when he was swept off his feet by a gust of wind.
Warehouse worker David was sent tumbling 600ft before miraculously landing at the bottom with a dislocated shoulder, cuts and bruises.
In a further stroke of luck, David, who is due to get married in May, then bumped into a team of mountain rescuers on a training exercise who were able to lead him to safety.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/groom-to-be-lucky-escape-after-falling-8713311
