The team was called out after a report of people getting into difficulty on Wastwater. We launched our boat and searched the banks of the lake to confirm that the people had managed to make their own way off the lake.
Incident started at 17:45 and ended at 19:45 making 2 hrs in total. There were 12 Wasdale team members involved. Total rescuer hours: 24
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