CAVE rescuers were called out twice at the weekend to injured walkers who had slipped in North Yorkshire.

A 28-year-old man slipped on the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove and broke his lower leg yesterday (August 30) at around 12.50pm.

Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called out to help the man who was treated by Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedics before being stretchered to an air ambulance for transport to hospital.

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And on Saturday (August 29) a Three Peaks walker fell on muddy grass near High Birkwith, Horton in Ribblesdale, and injured her ankle at around 10.20am.

The woman, 33, was fitted with a splint and given pain relief before being carried to a waiting road ambulance.