A MOUNTAIN rescue team were called out at the weekend, to rescue three trail hounds who had became stuck on a crag - with one falling over 100 metres.

Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Saturday evening, January 28  after some climbers in Burtness Comb area heard a commotion in the direction of Sheepbone Buttress and White Cove.

In a statement on social media, a spokesman for Cockermouth MRT said: "They heard a loud thump far below them and could see and hear two trail hounds trapped high up on a ledge. They investigated, fearing that someone had fallen a significant distance.

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"They discovered a dog at the base of the crag, injured but thankfully alive. Team members met up with them and discovered that despite the >100m fall, the poor hound was able to walk.

"They escorted him to Gatesgarth. The remaining two dogs were rescued by another climber while the team was still ascending and thankfully they were uninjured. They had gone astray from a nearby trail earlier in the day."

The injured dog was collected by the Huntsmaster and taken to the on call vet in Cockermouth and is still receiving treatment.

The spokesman said: "We are immensely grateful to the different groups climbers who gave up their time to help these distressed animals (even just for all being up there rock climbing on a pretty cold January evening - fair play!), as well as to the farmers and a vet at Gatesgarth, and the Huntsmaster who were all very kind and eager to help.

"While we train to deliver first aid to people, it’s quite an unfamiliar experience when we encounter an injured animal."

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