A Lake District climbing centre has admitted health and safety failings following a man’s death in 2023.
Carl O’Keefe, 49, of Lancaster, became trapped in a tunnel at Kong Adventure in Keswick on April 22 2023 and died days later in hospital.
The firm appeared at Newcastle Crown Court this week and admitted failing to protect the centre’s users from risks.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for September.
Company director Paul Cornforth had denied a health and safety offence, which is due to go to trial in April 2027.
