Boredale, scene of the incident. Photo: Fraser Darrah CC-BY-SA-2.0

A student was rescued after injuring himself while gorge scrambling in the Lake District.

The 16-year-old was part of a supervised group from an outdoor centre tackling Freeze Beck at the head of Boredale, east of Patterdale.

The student suffered an ankle injury after slipping during the activity. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help about 1.45pm today.

A Patterdale MRT spokesperson said: “The mountain rescue team took a Land Rover ambulance to Boredale to assist in evacuation of the boy. The three instructors had already helped the student down to their minibus having done a good job of improvised splinting of the ankle. The Team checked his condition and placed the leg in a vacuum splint.”

The student was then taken by staff from the outdoor centre to Penrith Hospital for further treatment.