CONISTON Mountain Rescue Team were called to help a mountain biker who came off his bike after hitting a boulder on the rough track leading from Nibthwaite to High Parkamoor at the southern end of Grizedale Forest yesterday (Saturday).

Because the team was helping with the marshalling of an annual Trail Race, some members rendezvoused with the land rovers at an agreed location.

While they made their way to the casualty at around 12.30pm, the North West Air Ambulance was able to locate and land within 100 metres of the incident.

They attended to the man, who had sustained a deep laceration to his forehead and a few grazes, although the full extent of his injuries was still to be determined.  

He was stretchered to the helicopter for his onward journey to hospital.