A RESCUE team received a late-night callout after a walker injured her knee near a waterfall.
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team got a late night call at 11.47pm on Tuesday (July 23) from North West Ambulance Service about a woman who had fallen and injured their knee at Ritson's Force, near Wasdale Head.
The team was called out quickly for the walk-in to the casualty.
When on scene, the casualty was assessed and treated before being packaged into the stretcher for the carry to the Wasdale Head Inn.
A spokesperson for the team said: "She was then transferred to the hospital by land ambulance.
"The team returned to base to reset the vehicles before heading home for a curtailed night’s sleep. We wish the casualty a swift recovery from her injuries."
The rescue took 3 hours and 41 minutes to be completed and 17 team members.
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