Great North Air Ambulance Service was called to Garrigill.
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital after sustaining a head injury in a fall.
Penrith Mountain Rescue Team was called to Garrigill just after 1pm on Sunday to assist in the evacuation of the unconscious woman. The team called in the Great North Air Ambulance Service to assist.
A spokesman for the air ambulance said they arrived within 10 minutes, and the woman was treated on scene before being flown to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
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