Sheep bagged for rope rescue by RSPCA at Llanberis Pass

Sheep in a bag... the ewe was lowered to safety by abseiling RSPCA rescuers

Animal welfare workers rescued a sheep from a ledge in Snowdonia 80ft (24m) up by putting it in a sack and lowering it to safety.

Specialist staff from charity RSPCA had a "struggle" to get the ewe into one of the bags they use for such operations while on a slippery ledge overlooking Llanberis Pass, Gwynedd, on Friday.

Inspectors Mark Roberts and Mike Pugh abseiled over the edge to reach the sheep which was then lowered to safety.

"The sheep was fine," said Mr Pugh.

Looking down on the road and other perspectives as seen by the ewe's rescuers on Friday

A sheep was rescued in a similar operation in March from from a tiny ledge on a sheer cliff in Gwynedd.