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Lone ewe rescued from ledge of beauty spot

Jude Winter
BBC News, Derby
Edale Mountain Rescue A single sheep stood on a ledge face located above the Stanage Plantation in the Peak District Edale Mountain Rescue
The ewe was spotted on a ledge above Stanage Plantation on Thursday evening

Mountain rescuers helped recover a lone sheep spotted close to the edge of a Derbyshire beauty spot.

The Edale Mountain Rescue team was called to assist the ewe, which was stuck above Stanage Plantation in the Peak District at about 16:21 BST on Thursday.

After a failed attempt to lasso the sheep, the team went for a "trusted technique" by lowering themselves down to the woolly animal and placing it in a sheep rescue sack.

The uninjured sheep was then checked over by its farmer and released back to graze.

Edale Mountain Rescue A man with glasses carrying a sheep down a cliff face alongside a mountain rescue member dressed in redEdale Mountain Rescue
A second lost sheep was recovered close by

After saving the sheep stuck on the ledge, the team was informed of a young sheep further down the crag with a broken limb.

of the team went to catch the sheep in need and carried it down in the rescue sack.

A spokesperson for the team thanked those involved in the rescues, including climbers who spotted the sheep on the edge of Stanage Plantation.

The spokesperson added: "Our best wishes to all of our casualties today."

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