A paraglider was airlifted to hospital after he broke his leg while out in the Lake District.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team and the Great North Air Ambulance were called at around 4pm to Threlkeld Knotts yesterday.
The paraglider had suffered a heavy landing, breaking his lower leg.
The air ambulance team managed to land close to the casualty and provided treatment. Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team provided stretcher support to the aircraft and the casualty was airlifted to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
Once the helicopter had left a team member got a ride down the hill on a tandem paraglider, the mountain rescue team said.
