RESCUE: Members of the team helping the injured man with search dog Marty who was "easily the most photogenic" Picture: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team
A MAN was rescued after breaking his ankle near the top of Blake Fell.
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team got the call yesterday.
A spokesman for the team said: "A 59-year old male slipped and sustained a leg injury near Blake Fell summit.
"Team members went to the casualty's location, treated him and stretchered him back to a vehicle on the forest road above Cogra Moss.
"From there he was driven to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven."
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