A 15-year-old boy suffered multiple injuries after crashing his mountain bike at Whinlatter Forest earlier today (Sunday).
The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were soon arrived on the scene, followed by an ambulance, and further mountain rescue personnel.
Once the casualty had been assessed, and initial first aid carried out, the rescue team sought air support to get the boy transferred to hospital as quickly as possible.
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A Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter was refuelling at Carlisle at the time, and was able to assist.
The helicopter managed to land in a very confined area of a forest road, and the boy was then transferred from the incident site to the aircraft by mountain rescue team's ambulance.
He was then flown to the Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.
The rescue took one hour and 44 minutes from 16 team members.
The team was called out at 3.56pm on May 7.
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