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Scafell Pike: Man rescued from Piers Gill after fall

Federica BedendoBBC News, North East and Cumbria
News imageKeswick Mountain Rescue Service Mountain rescue volunteers hauling the casualty out of the gill with a stretcher on a ropeKeswick Mountain Rescue Service
The casualty was hauled out of Piers Gill on Scafell Pike

A man was rescued from a deep gill in the Lake District after he injured himself in a fall.

Mountain rescue volunteers were called to Scafell Pike on Thursday at 07:00 GMT to help with the operation, which took almost 10 hours.

A rope was used to free the man from Piers Gill, but the Coastguard was unable to airlift him to safety due to low cloud.

He was taken by stretcher over Lingmell Col to an awaiting air ambulance.

News imageKeswick Mountain Rescue Team The teams at Scafell PikeKeswick Mountain Rescue Team
Several teams attended the rescue at Scafell Pike

Keswick Mountain Rescue team said it believed the casualty had taken a wrong turn down Piers Gill.

"He was fortunate for his shouts to be heard by Cockermouth team who were ascending the rim of the deep gill," a spokesperson added.

Various crews attended the rescue with the Keswick team, including volunteers from Wasdale and Cockermouth.

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