This month Keswick Mountain Rescue has been called out a number of times to incidents in the Lake District. 

On June 4 the team headed to Ruddy Gill at Seathwaite to assist a family who were making their descent. 

A spokesperson said: "A family group was descending Ruddy Gill back to Seathwaite when one of them injured her ankle and also inflamed an earlier lower back injury and was unable to continue.

"Wasdale MRT was notified of the incident in the first instance but this was passed to Keswick when the casualty location was confirmed. As Keswick was short on numbers assistance from the blue team was requested and was duly provided.

"The casualty was given pain relief and stretchered down to their car in Seathwaite. Many thanks to Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team for their help."

News and Star: The team at Helvellyn The team at Helvellyn (Image: Keswick MRT)

On the same date, the team also headed to Thirlmere to assist a walker who slipped on a gravel path descending Raven Crag. 

They said: "The Keswick team Land Rover was able to use the forest tracks to get close to the casualty and after some strong pain relief the ankle was reduced.

"The casualty was stretchered to the Land Rover and transported to an ambulance at the road.

"Helimed 58 also deployed but was stood down after a medical assessment of the casualty."

On June 5 Keswick MRT was out at Scale Fell at Blencathra to a man with a dislocated ankle fracture. 

They said: "After some strong pain relief the ankle was reduced and strapped in a leg splint before he was stretchered down the hill to an ambulance."

On June 7 they attended an incident at Ashness Gill. They explained: "A woman on top of Bleaberry Fell reported her partner missing after waiting a considerable time and after numerous attempts at trying to phone him.

News and Star: The team during a rescue The team during a rescue (Image: Keswick MRT)

"She advised that he intended to join her after solo climbing Ashness Gill, a grade 3 scramble, above Ashness Bridge. Keswick team focussed a search on the gill and soon located the man.

"He had fallen an unknown distance sustaining a head and various other injuries, but amazingly he had landed or slid onto a small ledge which prevented him falling down another large drop.

"A rope rescue was arranged to extract him out of the gill and after pain relief, warming, and treatment to his injuries he was stretchered to an open area where R199 from the Coastguard winched him for an airlift to Carlisle hospital."

On June 12 two incidents occurred at Helvellyn. The first involved a man descending Helvellyn on a very warm and sunny day began to suffer from severe cramps and was unable to continue.

A team was deployed and arrived to assess the man while additional team members were gathered to help with a possible stretcher carry. After a rest the man was able to continue assistance down off the fell.

News and Star: The team stretchering someone to safety The team stretchering someone to safety (Image: Keswick MRT)

On the second incident a couple were descending Helvellyn when one tripped and turned her ankle. Although she was determined to continue down the path, with so far still to go and being unable to bear any weight, her partner called 999 for mountain rescue help.

The team quickly made their way up to the casualty and assessed her as having a badly sprained ankle. After it was splinted she was stretchered down to her own car so that she could continue to Carlisle Infirmary for further treatment.

During the most recent incident at Grasmoor, a woman fell three metres whilst scrambling at Lorton Gully. 

Keswick MRT said: "The woman was given initial treatment but due to the technical ground and the nature of the woman's injuries a coastguard helicopter was requested with the ability to winch the casualty off the hill.

"The casualty was "packaged" in a vacuum mattress and onto a stretcher before being moved to open ground."