- Incident
- 118 in 2025
- Type
- Alert — Overdue
- Location
- Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Rain
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Tagged
- Overdue
Cumbria Police contacted the team regarding a father and son overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. Their hotel had raised concern based on their planned route and return time. Team Leaders began investigation and later it was confirmed the pair had arrived safely at a YHA in a different valley after a navigational error. No deployment was required and a good outcome, in what could have turned into a large scale search.
Incident started at 20:58 and ended at 21:49 making 0.9 hrs in total. There were 2 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21601 07311. Total rescuer hours: 1.8
