A MOUNTAIN rescue team was called out after a man fell whilst walking inside a quarry.
Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was dispatched to Hodge Close Quarry at 10.13am on Monday after a man had fallen and sustained injuries.
The man had his boot stuck in a crack inside the quarry and was pulled out by the emergency team.
He sustained minor injuries and was able to walk out of the quarry where an ambulance was waiting to assess him. The incident took nearly two hours and 14 team members were in attendance.
A spokesman for CMRT said: "We were called by NW Ambulance Service to attend a man who had fallen while in (rather than into) Hodge Close Quarry. What we found was that the man had fallen, but now had his boot firmly stuck in a crack in the rocks.
"Pain relief was given before we pulled him out, leaving his boot behind. His injuries were minor."
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