A woman was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after falling 20 metres from an icy path in the Lake District.

She was walking with a family member above Taylorgill Force, one of the highest waterfalls in the National Park, near Seathwaite, on Saturday.

Her son ran down to a nearby farm to raise the alarm at about 3.20pm.

The rescue, lasting more than three hours involved 17 members of Keswick Mountain Rescue team, along with the Great North Air Ambulance Service and the Coastguard helicopter.

A spokesman for Keswick MRT said: "The team set off to Seathwaite with a Landrover full of personnel, whilst other team members followed in a Sprinter, and search dog handlers training in the valley went direct.

"The casualty was in an awkward location so a request for a Coastguard helicopter with winching capabilities was made.

"Fortunately, the Great North Air Ambulance Service was able to attend fairly swiftly, and the medical crew were deployed to assess the patient."

The woman was treated at the scene by Keswick MRT and GNAAS medics.

She was winched aboard the coastguard helicopter and transfer to the Royal Preston Hospital for treatment, accompanied by the doctor from the air ambulance.

It was Keswick MRTs 92nd incident of 2017.