ANOTHER busy weekend for Coniston Mountain Rescue Team saw two distress calls from stricken walkers.

After an Easter weekend packed with incident, which saw the team launch three rescue operations, volunteers rushed to two groups of walkers in trouble around the Coniston area on Sunday.

The team's first call was taken just before 1pm on Sunday afternoon (April 16) to Grizedale Forest.

The team posted: "It was a cloudy but dry day as a party descended towards the Grizedale Visitor Centre on a steep track which is part path, part beck.

"One of the party slipped and had potentially broken his leg.

"North West Ambulance Service tasked us to help, and we despatched two Land Rovers to the end of the tarmac road.

"A short walk up the track took us to him.

"He was assessed, pain relief given and his leg was placed in a splint.

"We then stretchered him down the track to a waiting land ambulance, which took him to Furness General Hospital for further treatment."

15 volunteer members attended for two hours and 10 minutes.

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The team's second callout of the Sunday came from Cumbria Police at 4.14pm.

The team posted: "The fell tops had been in cloud all day, and the base was drifting lower.

"A couple and their dog Bernie were intending to descend the path from Levers Hawse but missed the cairn and the track, actually descending into Little How Crags.

"This is steep ground, and in thick cloud, so they called for help when they became cragfast.

"We despatched two Land Rovers to Levers Water dam, and walked up from there, locating them by shouts.

"We set up a simple rope-lowering system to get them off the crag, and then escorted them down to easier ground and our Land Rovers.

"They were taken to our base with their dog to warm up.

"11 volunteer members attended for two hours and 55 minutes.”