TWO mountain rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter were called out to help rescue a woman who had fallen 20 metres from a lake district gully.
In a six-hour rescue effort, members of the Keswick and Penrith mountain rescue team helped a woman who had fallen down a gully on Sharp Edge.
She was also helped by a passing Royal Marine who was praised by the mountain rescue teams for his ‘excellent first aid’ and his support to the rescue.
A spokesperson for Keswick mountain rescue team said: “In wet conditions Sharp Edge is notoriously slippy so a safety line was established to get team members with rescue equipment along the Edge.
“A twin rope system was then set up to enable the treated and packaged casualty to be lowered down the gully to a doctor from the Penrith team.
In a social media post, the mother of the fallen walker that she is back home with just a few stitches and bruises.
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“We will all be eternally grateful to you all and the Royal Marine for saving her life,” said Stephanie.
“There is so many people to thank. Amazingly she is back home now with just a few stitches and bruises.”
The mountain rescue teams are entirely self-funded and are charitable organisations.
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