Firefighters have rescued a stranded farmer and his dog.

The crews from Lazonby were called after the man had been cut off from dry land as a result of the rising water.

A spokesman for the station said: "The Lazonby appliance and a crew of five were mobilised to a farmer who had been cut off from dry land by rising water and was stranded.

Three of the crew used foul weather personal protective equipment, life jackets and a wading pole to reach the man and guide him to safety and hand him over to NWAS.

"Penrith day crew and Penrith on call also attended and once the man was rescued they retrieved his dog."