A WALKER was flown to hospital with serious injuries after falling more than 100m on Coniston Old Man.

Members of Coniston Mountain Rescue Team were called to the fell after reports he slipped while descending towards Goats Water.

Due to the potentially serious nature of the incident, assistance from Duddon & Furness MRT was requested.

A helicopter from the Great North Air Ambulance Service was already en route and a Coastguard Helicopter with winching capability was requested.

The casualty was treated for multiple serious injuries and was winched from the mountain by the coastguard.

He was flown down to the John Ruskin School playing field in Coniston where he was transferred to the air ambulance and flown to Royal Preston Hospital.

The incident was the first of two on Tuesday afternoon for Lake District rescuers.

Half an hour later, at around 1.30pm, a female walker fell while ascending Coniston Old Man close to the summit.

Due to the ongoing previous incident, colleagues from Langdale & Ambleside MRT were contacted to deal with this rescue.

Some members of Coniston Team diverted to the scene, and further support was requested from Kendal MRT.

The lady was treated for a suspected dislocated knee and was placed in a stretcher before being winched into the Coastguard Helicopter which had returned to assist after evacuating the previous casualty.

She was then flown to Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness.

In total for both incidents, there were 43 personnel involved - 14 from Coniston MRT, 14 from Duddon & Furness MRT, 8 from Langdale-Ambleside MRT and 7 Kendal MSRT.

Both incidents were concluded by 6.15pm.