Volunteers rush to aid of fellow mountain rescuer

Fellow colleagues came to the aid of a mountain rescue volunteer after he fell and suffered a significant lower-leg injury while out training search dogs.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) said it received a call for help from a man who volunteers for a neighbouring mountain rescue team, after he slipped on a slippery slab of rock in Brandlehow Woods, above Derwentwater, on Tuesday.

The injured man had slipped on a greasy rock, which KMRT said was "caused by the first rain in what seems like an age".

A member of the rescue team described the call-out as "the day most Mountain Rescuers dread – being rescued themselves".

KMRT were alerted to the incident by a member of the team who was on the training exercise with the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs.

The dogs were subsequently taken back to vehicle, with fellow volunteers joining others in the rescue effort.

And there was no shortage of help on hand.

Thirty four team members ultimately ended up at the scene - many of whom were already there, including dog-handlers and 'dog bodies' - volunteers who hide in the woods for the search animals to find.

"On arrival, Keswick team provided medical assistance and stretchered the man back to the road for onward transfer to hospital," a KMRT spokesperson said.

"We wish the casualty a quick recovery and hope to see both man and dog back on the hill soon."

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