RESCUERS were called after a man sustained a deep laceration to his calf after falling in the Lake District.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) attended the incident below The Band on Great End, one of the Scafell chain of mountains, at around 10.20am on Sunday.

A KMRT spokesman said two men had been descending when one of them 'had a nasty tumble amongst the sharp and loose boulders, resulting in a deep laceration to his calf.'

"Fortunately the pair, who had camped out on Esk Hause the previous night, were very well prepared and his mate did a good job of dressing and bandaging the injury with their own first aid kit," said the spokesman.

"His friend helped make the casualty as comfortable as possible with his injured leg elevated to help reduce pain and swelling.

"They were then able to call 999 and ask for mountain rescue assistance."

With KMRT low on team member-numbers, members of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team stepped-in to provide assistance.

The KMRT spokesman said: "When enough team members were present, the man was loaded onto a stretcher and carried down the scree slope, initially with the help of a safety back rope due to the steep and rough ground.

"It was then a case of doing shifts on the stretcher for the long carry back to Seathwaite via Sty Head."

The KMRT Landrover was then able to transport the walkers back to their car to make their own way to hospital.