A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Lake District crag.

It happened in Penny Hill, Eskdale, just before 9pm last night.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help.

The walker sustained a broken leg and pelvic injuries.

The North West Ambulance Service also attended,

Mountain rescue volunteers helped paramedics with the casualty.

They then moved them down the slope to meet a waiting Coastguard helicopter, which had been scrambled from Prestwick.