A Mountain Rescue team was called out to help a woman who had slipped whilst out walking.

A woman was descending Walla Crag towards Rakefoot farm when she slipped on some loose stones.

Keswick Mountain Rescue was called out at approximately 2.37pm on June 24. 

It was a Keswick MTR team member walking her dog who spotted the woman and called 999, asking MTR for assistance. 

Nine team members were dispaced, with three travelling by Land Rover and the others travelling direct. 

The casualty, who had injured her ankle, was stretchered to the road after receiving pain relief and having her ankle bandaged and splinted. 

She was taken to the Keswick Cottage Hospital for further checks.

The rescue took approximately an hour and a half.