A woman was taken to hospital after falling 10 metres while walking in the Lakes.

She had been walking with her partner on Striding Edge heading for the Helvellyn summit.

She lost her footing and fell 10 metres down the rocky shute, sustaining serious injuries.

Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT), Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) and the Rescue 199 coastguard helicopter responded to the scene.

A spokesperson from PMRT said: "The GNAAS helicopter landed on the Helvellyn summit and their medics arrived first on the scene to treat the casualty's injuries.

"Rescue 199 landed at Red Tarn and flew Patterdale members to near the scene.

"Once the casualty had been treated and stabilised by the medics, she was transferred to a stretcher and then winched off the mountain by Rescue 199 and was then flown to the RVI in Newcastle for further treatment.

"The team would like to thank GNAAS and the coastguard for some great teamwork which made this another efficient rescue.

"We also wish our casualty a rapid recovery and hope to see her walking in the Lakes again very soon."

The rescue involved 13 PMRT members and lasted four hours.

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