Mountain rescuers were deployed for five hours because a walker’s dog got stuck on a ledge.
The walker and her two dogs were descending from the summit of Eagle Crag when one of the dogs, a collie, somehow managed to get stuck on a ledge.
A spokesperson from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: “The owner tried in vain to get to the dog but considered it too risky and called for assistance.”
The team was called out at 5.17pm on October 3.
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They added: “Once at the scene, two team members scrambled up to the dog while others made their way to the top of the crag and set up a rope system.
“The dog was secured, lowered to the base of the crag in an animal rescue sack and happily returned to its owner.”
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