Rescuers retreived the dog from the ledge. Photo: Keswick MRT

A rescue team in the Lake District has broken its record for the number of callouts in a year.

Two incidents on Sunday took Keswick Mountain Rescue Team past its previous highest number.

An operation to recover a stranded dog in Caldbeck was the volunteers’ 141st callout, taking it past its previous record of 140.

Team members were called out at 1:35pm to rescue a cockapoo that had managed to get stuck on a ledge several metres above a beck.

A team spokesperson said: “The owners tried to get to the dog but wisely considered it too risky so called for help.

“A small team made their way upstream from Caldbeck village, rigged a rope rescue system and lowered a team member to the dog. After securing the dog the team raised rescuer and dog a short distance back up to the path where the animal was happily reunited with its owner.”

Eight Keswick MRT volunteers were involved in the incident, which lasted almost 2½ hours.

Later that afternoon, the team was alerted to an incident above Borrowdale.

The spokesperson said: “A walker descending the rocky path by Cat Gill slipped and injured her ankle.

“Unable to continue her partner called for assistance. Keswick team provided pain relief, splinted the ankle and stretchered the walker down to Great Wood car park. The woman was then taken by her partner to Carlisle hospital for further checks and treatment.”

The incident lasted almost two hours and involved 14 team members.