
A mountain rescue team was called to help a 13-year-old who hurt her ankle on a Lake District fell.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called to Ard Crags in the Newlands Valley yesterday shortly after 3pm.
A 13-year-old who was walking with her family went over on her ankle and was unable to walk any further. Her family called 999 and asked for the help of mountain rescue.
The team soon arrived on scene and after assessing the ankle, splinted it, and stretchered the casualty down to Newlands House where her family were able to take her on to the Cumberland Infirmary.
The rescue involved 13 team members and lasted more than three hours.





