A ten-year-old boy who was walking in the Lake District with his grandfather has helped save his injured family member by guiding rescue teams to him following a fall.

Grough reports that the child and his grandfather were taking the walking route towards Ennerdale from nearby Wasdale but the elder member of the party encountered trouble along the way and fell near the top of Haycock.

The pair – who hail from London – were staying at a local hostel for their trip and the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was notified by staff there when they failed to return later that day.

The grandfather had slipped due to damp conditions on the rambling trails and was unable to walk but his younger relation trekked some three miles in order to try to get help for the injured man.

He then gave the rescuers directions, by which the male was discovered and taken to hospital.

Meanwhile, it was revealed recently that the police are to get involved in order to clampdown on the number of wild campers using certain restricted areas of the Lake District national park at weekends.