Rescuers stretcher the camper through woodland. Photo: Keswick MRT

A Lake District rescue team was in action for seven hours dealing with two incidents at opposite ends of its area.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 10.30am on Saturday to a man who had slipped while setting up camp at Dock Tarn above Stonethwaite.

The slip led to him breaking his leg at the site. A team spokesperson said: “He decided he could stand it overnight, but could not stand on it the following morning.

“His friend and his two children came down to the Langstrath Hotel to raise the alarm, and the team duly turned out. The team was very shorthanded, but fortunately RAF Valley MRT was training at Shepherds Crag, so they were roped in to help.

“The casualty, who was, shall we say, well built, was right at the top of the difficult pitched path from Stonethwaite and it took some time to carry him down to Stonethwaite though the trees and deep bracken.”

An ambulance took the injured man to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.

The rescue involved 12 Keswick MRT members and five from the RAF team and lasted more than three hours.

As the team was returning to base, it was alerted to an injured walker on Dollywagon Pike.

The woman, who was walking with her partner on the fell, twisted her knee, aggravating an old injury, and was unable to bear any weight on her leg.

The Keswick team spokesperson said: “The team then set off to Dunmail Raise with one vehicle, and accompanied by our friends from RAF Valley MRT.

“The casualty site was accessed via Raise Beck and then up the wall close to the Dollywagon zigzags.

“Naturally, the casualty was right at the very top. She was loaded on to the stretcher, and then the two teams were able to sledge her most of the way down over Willie Wife Moor, down to the road at Dunmail.

“Many sections had to be protected by a back rope, so the extrication took some time. Once down to safety, she was loaded into her husband’s car, and driven to hospital for treatment.

“Many thanks to RAF Valley MRT, again. We would have struggled without your assistance.”

Eight Keswick MRT members and nine from RAF Valley took part in the rescue, which took almost four hours.