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Susan Newton

Good Samaritans stage rescue on England's highest peak using gate as a stretcher

A group of walkers staged a courageous rescue when a woman was injured on England's highest peak. The party came down Scafell Pike carrying the injured patient using a field gate as a stretcher.

The incident happened on Wednesday (April 11), shortly after 5pm. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called to the incident on Scafell Pike in the Lake District, Cumbria. The party was descending back to Seathwaite from the mountain when one member of the party slipped and injured her ankle, reports LancsLive.

Thanks to poor mobile reception in the area, another member of the group descended to Seathwaite farm to contact the rescue team and raise the alarm. Whilst the party waited for assistance, the injured walker was taken down the hill with the help of some passing walkers.

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