The incident happened in Whinlatter Forest

The incident happened in Whinlatter Forest

An injured mountain biker was rescued after falling from her bike in a Lake District forest.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 2.30pm yesterday to help ambulance staff in the Whinlatter Forest where the 32-year-old rider had come off her machine.

The biker was riding across a boardwalk on one of the forest trails when she came off, landing on her back and hitting a tree stump.

Rescuers said she was in considerable pain after the accident.

A Keswick MRT spokesperson said: “After analgesia had been administered, the team managed to lift her back on to the boardwalk, and thence on to the stretcher.

“She was then carried to the ambulance, and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary [in Carlisle] for treatment.”

The rescue involved 15 volunteer team members and took just over an hour.

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