A team member rescues the sheep from its precarious position. Photo: Keswick MRT
Mountain rescuers were called to aid a sheepish casualty stuck on Goat Crag in the Lake District.
A farmer requested the help of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team to help retrieve one of his animals stuck on the crag in Borrowdale.
A team spokesperson said: “A group of team members quickly spotted said sheep from Grange campsite precariously perched on a ledge.
“Rigging from above, a team member was lowered down and managed to grab the sheep and get a sling round it despite its initial reluctance.
“They were then both lowered safely down, whereby the sheep charged off none the worse for its adventure.”
The spokesperson said the incident provided good practice for Keswick MRT members’ rigging skills.
Jon
24 January 2019The Mountain Rescue should charge sheep that are ill-prepared and not wearing appropriate footwear. Just giving them "words of advice" is clearly inadequate, as they keep getting cragfast.
Andrew
25 January 2019Bloody Herdy's think they can do as they like!! About time they are rangled in and given a fleecing for the trouble they cause....
Bill Pattison MBE
27 January 2019We always used a piece of old trawler net.obout 2 metres square thrown over the sheep and lowered in it. Light and easy to clip in at any point.Rescued a few dozen over the years.Bill Pattison MBE