Dad dies from injuries after getting trapped in indoor cave at adventure centre
dailyrecord.co.ukA father who passed away after being rescued from indoor caves at an adventure centre has been honoured by family and friends.
Carl O'Keeffe died yesterday due to injuries sustained at the centre during a birthday party.The man's heartbroken family say he passed away after the incident on April 22 at Kong Adventure Centre in Keswick in the Lake District.
The 49-year-old was reportedly with four children during the party, reports the Mirror.It was said Carl slipped and became stuck with staff at the centre trying to extricate him before emergency services were called in a rescue mission that took four hours.
The dad was then rushed to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle but died a week later.Six crews from Cumbria Fire and Rescue, police, Keswick Mountain Rescue, Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit, Great North Air Ambulance and the Northwest Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team attended the centre.Sections of a climbing wall at the centre were taken apart in the rescue with customers coming to the aid, allowing access to hidden tunnels with the caves.Carl's older sister Olivia Short said in a Facebook post in his honour: "At 3pm today I sat with Carl and said good bye forever."He was my baby brother and over the last few years became my best friend.
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