The injured woman was walking back to Glenridding when the fall occurred
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Lakeland path.
The 57-year-old woman from Essex tumbled about 30m (100ft) from a rock outcrop near the village of Glenridding.
The walker and a companion were returning to the village when she slipped from the path on Friday. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 12.10pm and 13 members went to the woman’s aid.
A spokesperson for the team said: “The woman was placed in a full body splint and on to a stretcher. She was then carried to the air ambulance which had landed nearby.
“The woman was taken to Carlisle Hospital for further treatment.”
- A 21-year-old man was injured while walking the same day on the shore of Crummock Water. The man suffered a suspected broken leg in the slip, and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid.
He was treated then carried on a stretcher to the roadside and a waiting ambulance. An air ambulance that had been called to the scene was not needed.
The man was taken to West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven for further treatment.
