A MOUNTAIN rescue team was called out on Christmas day after a walker fractured their ankle.
10 members of the Keswick mountain rescue team were on the scene for two hours and 50 minutes, the person was heading up Nethermost Pike on a Christmas Day walk with their partner when one of the party slipped on the path near Comb Gill.
A spokesperson for Keswick Mountain Rescue said: "A couple were heading up Nethermost Pike on a Christmas Day walk when one of the party slipped on the path near Comb Gill and fractured their ankle. The team deployed and made quick progress to the casualty.
"Pain relief was provided, the ankle splinted, and then it was stretcher down to an awaiting ambulance at the car park at Wythburn.
"We wish the casualty well and hope they are back to enjoy the hills soon."
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