Dead end with a valley view meets photo of the year: A ewe was rescued with some effort from a rocky outcrop above the so-called Stanage Plantation in the English Peak District on Thursday evening.
Before the rescue, a quick photo of the year. (Foto: Edale Mountain Rescue)
According to a media report, a mountain rescue team was called to the lookout in Derbyshire at around 4.20pm. After a failed attempt to catch and secure the sheep with a rope, the rescuers had to resort to plan B.
As a “tried and tested technique”, they lowered themselves using a winch to the animal in the clamp and pulled it back up to the platform in the low mountain range using a rescue device.
“We wish everyone injured today a speedy recovery.”
The uninjured sheep was finally examined by its farmer and released to graze again. After the rescue, the team became loud BBC also noticed a young sheep that was stuck further down on the rock with a broken leg.
All is well: The ewe immediately after the rescue. (Foto: Edale Mountain Rescue)
It was also rescued by members of the team carrying the sheep down to base using a recovery bag. A spokesman for the team thanked everyone involved after the successful campaign. “We wish everyone injured today a speedy recovery.”
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