A man who had broken his leg while out in the Lake District summoned help by signalling an SOS message with his torch.
The walker, who had been wild camping on Great End for his birthday, took the path down by Taylorgill Force.
He tried to avoid a steep and hazardous part by doing a scrambling traverse but fell, breaking his lower leg. He was well off the beaten track.
He was well-equipped for a Lake District walk and had a torch with him so he could signal for help.
However, it was quite a while before his signal was noticed – walkers descending the Sty Head path spotted it and zooming in with a camera, saw a pair of legs sticking out from under a tarp.
They reported what they had seen at Seathwaite Farm, who called Keswick Mountain Rescue Team. A separate call had been made by two mountain leaders who had gone up to investigate and found the man.
The volunteer rescue team was called at around 7.10pm on Thursday, July 27.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: “Three team vehicles attended with some members going direct.
“After a tricky scramble up to the man he was examined and given pain relief, his leg was then splinted before a very tricky extraction was initiated. The ground was steep and bouldery with a fence and wall above a vertical drop.
“A two stage lower with a traverse in between was performed to get the man down to the path from where a more straight-forward carry was possible back to an awaiting ambulance at Seathwaite.”
Earlier that day, at around 1.25pm, the team was called out to Raven Crag, Thirlmere. A 44-year-old woman had tripped and hurt her ankle while coming down the path.
The team said: “As she couldn’t weight bear on her painful foot they called 999 and asked for Mountain Rescue. The team were able to drive close to the casualty, examine her ankle, give some pain relief and then stretcher her down to the Land Rover.
“The casualty was then transported to her own vehicle to made their own way home.”
