Walker who sustained an injury while descending fell rescued by mountain team (Image: Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team)
A MOUNTAIN rescue team was called to a walker who sustained an injury while descending a fell near Ambleside.
Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team was called on Tuesday (February 13) to a walker who had taken a tumble and sustained an injury while descending Red Screes towards Scandale Pass.
A spokesperson for the team said: "We made our way up to the casualty, who had done the right thing by keeping themselves protected from the elements in a group shelter.
"They were treated and evacuated back down into the valley bottom."
The incident involved eight team members and it took three hours to be completed.
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