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21-04-2025
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"It was the dog's fault" - Mountain Rescue team help stricken walker and dog
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) were called out to two incidents on Good Friday, including a daring dog rescue. A 'Wainwright-bagging' walker who had been descending the very steep path down the nose of Eagle Crag with his dog Benji. After scrambling down a steep step on the 'path' the man went to lift his dog down, Benji pushed at the wrong time and unbalanced him sending the man tumbling. Fortunately, a good ledge stopped him going a lot further but not before he had sustained a large gash on his head. A team medic scrambled up to the man, after being shown the way by a passing hiker, and treated his wound whilst a rope was rigged from above to allow a protected scramble back up for a walk off down a better path. Benji after the rescue (Image: KMRT) By the time the team reached the bottom of the hill Benji had long since been forgiven according to team after his owner declared 'it was the dog's fault'. As the team were approaching Stonethwaite at the end of the previous callout, they got word of a 24-year-old man with a leg injury who was cold and sheltering in a survival bag at Calf Cove behind Great End. READ MORE: Lake District rescue teams clean up rubbish at popular spot | News and Star Some of the team returned to base to sort out wet kit whilst others continued to Seathwaite and in order to boost numbers for a possible long stretcher carry, the Cockermouth team were requested to assist. When the team were high on the Grains Gill path a message was received from Cumbria Police stating the casualty party no longer required emergency services and were making their own way off the hill.
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20-04-2025
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Walker injured in Lake District fall tells mountain rescuers 'My dog pushed me'
A walker who was injured while falling from a steep Lake District crag told mountain rescuers his dog Benji 'pushed him'. The man fell down the 'very steep' descent from Eagle Crag on Good Friday afternoon. He said he had gone to lift Benji down a steep step, but the dog 'pushed me' sending him tumbling down the hillside. Luckily his fall was broken by a ledge, but he did suffer a gash to his head. After being alerted by a passing walker, volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue were called to help. READ MORE: Lorry driver fined £600 for driving too much READ MORE: M6 traffic LIVE as crash forces motorway to close - latest updates KMRT said the man told rescuers, with a smile, that 'it was the dog's fault, he pushed me'. A spokesperson for KMRT said: "Many thanks to the passing walker who showed us the way to the casualty. A team medic scrambled up to the man and treated his wound whilst a rope was rigged from above to allow a protected scramble back up for a walk off down a better path. "By the time the team reached the bottom of the hill Benji had long since been forgiven!" Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@ or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
