'Audible crack' heard when woman slips on wet ground
Family members in the group called for help from the Wasdale Head Inn on July 14.
The team reached the scene at Ritson's Force, Wasdale Head, and assessed the injured walker.
The woman is taken to safety (Image: Wasdale MRT)
Her ankle was splinted, and she was carried on a stretcher to the roadhead.
She was then taken to the hospital in a group member's car for further treatment.
A spokesman for Wasdale Mountain Rescue said: "A call was received by Cumbria Police after a walker slipped on wet ground, injuring her ankle with an audible crack and could not continue."
The woman is taken to safety (Image: Wasdale MRT)
The rescue lasted for three hours and 11 minutes.
Weather conditions were dry but cloudy.
The spokesman added: "We wish the walker well, with a quick recovery."
Eighteen mountain rescue members were involved.
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