The rescue took place on the path above Patterdale in the Lake District

Rescuers braved floods to reach a walker who injured himself while tackling the Coast to Coast route.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the man from Devon after being alerted at 9.30am this morning.

A spokesperson for the team said: “The team responded and accessed the casualty in the team Land Rover ambulance having negotiated local flooding.

“The gentleman from Devon, who was doing the Coast to Coast Walk was treated for a broken lower leg and transported back to the rescue centre for onward transfer to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.”

The Mountain Weather Information Service was forecasting torrential overnight rain for yesterday evening and early morning today, with severe gales and low cloud.

The Coast to Coast Walk, devised by author Alfred Wainwright, is a 309km (192-mile) route traversing northern England, from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire.