It's an eerie relic of pre-pandemic life. The Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre in Rochdale was once a bustling mall with five floors of shops, including household names such as New Look, Wilko, and Ryman.
01.05.2023 - 13:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A dad rescued after becoming stuck in caves at an indoor adventure centre tragically died of his injuries.
Carl O'Keeffe's heartbroken family said he passed away at 3pm yesterday (April 30) following the incident at Kong Adventure Centre in Keswick. The 49-year-old, from Lancaster, had visited the centre for a birthday party on April 22.
He was reportedly with four children when he slipped and found himself stuck. Emergency services were called after staff initially tried to free him.
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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 all attended the scene, reports LancsLive.
The rescue operation took around four hours. Sections of the climbing wall were dismantled, with the help of customers, to allow access to hidden tunnels. Once freed, Carl was rushed to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle where he died a week later.
Carl's older sister Olivia Short said in a Facebook post on Sunday: "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. I loved him dearly and we were in contact daily doing word challenges and exchanging weird facts of nature.
"I also got to spend alternate weekends with him and his children. I have been with him since his accident in Keswick on Saturday 22nd April. He was taken to Carlisle hospital intensive care with crush injuries. It became apparent that the injuries were severe and he would not be able to survive.
"He was then moved to a private room and I was able to stay with him so that he could die with
It's an eerie relic of pre-pandemic life. The Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre in Rochdale was once a bustling mall with five floors of shops, including household names such as New Look, Wilko, and Ryman.
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