Mountain rescuers had to rescue Minnie Mouse after she broke her ankle.

The woman mountain biker was taking part in a fancy-dress ride on Elterwater Common near Ambleside on Sunday when the accident happened. She was with a party of Lancaster-based cyclists called the Bogtrotters.

Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team went to the unnamed cyclist’s aid where they tended to her injuries under the watchful gaze of Dennis the Menace, a man in suspenders and stockings, Shrek, a fairy and Santa Claus.

The injured mountain biker was then taken by ambulance to Lancaster Royal Infirmary.