A FULL rescue team and helicopter were called out to a man with a suspected broken femur in the Langstrath Valley.
A Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) spokesman said KMRT was made aware of Sunday's incident at Black Moss Pot by Cumbria Police at around 6pm.
He said: "An injury of this nature is serious so there was a full team call out and helicopter assistance requested.
"To ensure sufficient social distancing between the team, three vehicles were dispatched and several members went direct to [nearby] Stonethwaite.
"Whilst en route to Black Moss Pot we could see the injured man had already walked, with assistance, around 1km.
"As a broken femur was unlikely the air ambulance was stood down."
The spokesman said pain relief was provided to the man, who then walked to a team vehicle at Keswick before being transported to an ambulance waiting at Stonethwaite.
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