Mountain rescue volunteers rushed to a muddy trail after a hiker sustained a leg injury leaving him unable to move.
Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist in the rescue of a male on a muddy path on the outskirts of Great Ayton.
Volunteers attended the scene at around 8.45am on Tuesday and said the hiker suffered a lower limb injury.
A spokesperson confirmed: "The team were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service( YAS) to provide assistance with the extraction of a male from a muddy path on the outskirts of Great Ayton. The casualty was unable to move due to a lower limb injury.
"At the site, the casualty was given pain relief prior to a vacuum splint being applied to his injured leg. Once stable, he was lifted onto the rescue stretcher."
Volunteers said he was driven to a waiting road ambulance and have wished him well in his recovery.
The whole rescue took around one-and-a-half-hours and involved a total of 12 members.
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