Rescue: The man was rescued from Cat Ghyll, Walla Crag. Photo: Stuart Holmes.
NINETEEN Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue spent nearly two hours saving a man who'd slipped down a gravel descent.
The incident happened at Cat Ghyll, Walla Crag, near Derwentwater, on Sunday, about 2.21pm - and comes despite warnings to stay off the fells because of the Coronavirus.
A spokesman for the team said: "The man slipped on gravel down the descent path at Cat Ghyll.
"The man had a painful leg and could not weight bear so called for mountain rescue assistance.
"Two vehicles left base with some team members also going direct.
"After assessment by a team paramedic the man’s leg was splinted and he was then stretchered down to the carpark in Great Wood from where his wife was able to take him to hospital."
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