Mountain rescuers had to treat a 10-year-old boy who had slipped and fallen in the Lake District.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue had a busy day yesterday responding to two simultaneous call-outs.

The first involved the 10-year-old who injured himself while coming down Hallin Fell, near Ullswater.

He was treated on the fell for a dislocated knee before being stretchered to the bottom of the valley before being taken to hospital.

The second incident involved a 60-year-old man who had fallen on a path near Dowthwaite Head and fractured his ankle.

He was initially treated and rescued by fellow walkers before the mountain rescue team was called. He was then treated by the team doctor and stretchered from the fell before before being transferred to hospital.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were assisted by colleagues from Penrith Mountain Rescue Team and a memeber of the Icelandic Search and Rescue.