Popular Lake District beauty spot plagued by speeding jet skiers

Jet skiers are allegedly causing havoc on the popular Lake District spot where Donald Campbell set four world water speed records.

Local police officers have been forced to clamp down on apparently speedy riders over the weekend.

Patrols were carried out on Coniston Water by the South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team and Lake Rangers on Saturday.

The officials stopped three jet skiers following allegations that they were travelling at excessive speed on the lake.

In one incident, a red-coloured jet ski was stopped ‘following reports by members of the public on numerous occasions of it being ridden recklessly at excessive speeds and putting other lake

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