CALLOUT: The casualty being stretchered off Scout Scar. Picture: Kendal Mountain Rescue Team
MOUNTAIN rescuers were called out after a runner suffered an ankle injury on a fell in the early hours of the morning.
The casualty had got into difficulty on Scout Scar, which overlooks Kendal, yesterday.
Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out at around 4.45am.
A spokesman for the team said: "She was located next to the mushroom monument and quickly assessed and treated by team members. Casualty was stretchered to the car park and we gave her a lift home as she was local to the area."
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