Emergency service officials in the Lake District have been working to raise awareness around water safety in the region.

Members of the South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team teamed up with the Ulverston Blue Light Hub and Cumbria Fire and Rescue for the Operation Splash event on Saturday, August 31.

This was the third event of its kind this year and took place on the bank of Windermere with a similar exercise also hosted at Rydal Water by Ambleside Fire Station.

A spokesperson from the South Lakes NPT explained: "Operation Splash is designed to raise awareness of safe use of our bodies of water.

"We also use this opportunity to offer advice on anti-social behaviour and wider crime prevention.

"We work closely with the Fire Service on this joint operation as they are experts in water rescue."

Crews at Rydal Water on SaturdayCrews at Rydal Water on Saturday (Image: Ambleside Fire Station)

These frequent events are designed to help ensure that as many people as possible are 'conversant with key life-saving equipment', which can be found at various points along the shoreline.

"Today, we've had participants ranging from three to 79 learning how to effectively operate throw lines, make use of what-three-words to describe their location, and ensure that should an emergency develop, they can take the initial actions, safely, whilst awaiting services attendance," said a spokesman from Cumbria Fire and Rescue.

"We also took the opportunity to reiterate the national Float To Live - or Starfish, as it is sometimes referred to - campaign and it was fantastic to see so many young people in particular already aware of this vital life saving technique."

The event organisers encouraged people to follow the RNLI on their social media pages so that they can find out more about water safety and stay up to date with current advice.

The emergency services did not stop with their third event, however, returning to Fell Foot park on Sunday (September 1) to host another edition of the informative sessions.