Multiple Mountain Rescue team were involved in a search for a missing paraglider.

A woman reported her partner was overdue from a paragliding outing on Tuesday, October 29.

An initial hasty search was organised, followed by a more prolonged and complex search involving LAMRT team members, search dogs, and a Coastguard helicopter.

This was unsuccessful, and ended around 2am. A further search was planned and implemented at first light in October 30, involving team members from multiple other Lake District MRTs, and search dogs from the Lakes, England and Southern Scotland.

A call was received to say the paraglider had been spotted high on the fellside by the Cockermouth team in a brief window in the mist.

The man was given shelter and was treated by MRT members. The teams witnessed some very impressive low level flying from the Coast Guard whose only option was to visually follow the terrain, from a clear window in the cloud far below, up the ridge to the casualty site.

The casualty was then lifted by the helicopter to a location from where he could be transferred to an air ambulance and flown to hospital.