Walker 'pushed' down steep fell by his dog Benji
KMRTA walker had to be rescued after his dog "pushed" him down a fell.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) were called to Eagle Crag in the Lake District on Friday when a man fell down a steep path while trying to lift his dog, Benji.
The man had gone to lift Benji down but the dog pushed at the wrong time sending the walker tumbling. He cut his head but a ledge stopping him falling further.
KMRT said the man told rescuers, with a smile, that "it was the dog's fault, he pushed me".
A team medic scrambled up to the man and treated a large gash on his head while a rope was rigged from above to allow the pair to get back up to a better path.
A spokesperson for KMRT said: "By the time the team reached the bottom of the hill Benji had long since been forgiven."
KMRT