We were called by Police to help them with an incident in Egremont and were assisted by Cockermouth Team who provided a group of swift water rescue technicians to support our own.
Incident started at 10:29 and ended at 13:50 making 3.4 hrs in total. There were 25 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 0117 1037 (altitude 38 m). Total rescuer hours: 85
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