Mountain rescue attend two Ullswater incidents
Pattedale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) attended two incidents on Ullswater last night (Sunday).
The first incident was a false alarm with good intent. A man reported to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that a family were in difficulty on a paddle board near to Norfolk Island.
It transpired that they were fine and the team stood down.
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Shortly after this Cumbria Police requested the team's assistance to assess, treat and evacuate a 12-year-old boy from the eastern shore of Ullswater.
A spokesperson for Patterdale MRT said: "He had injured his leg while jumping into the water. Unfortunately, the boy had just had a cast removed from a previous broken leg. We wish him a speedy recovery."
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