- Incident
- 22 in 2026
- Type
- Full Callout — Overdue
- Location
- Upper Eskdale
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Drizzle
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police, Duddon & Furness MRT
- Tagged
- Overdue
Cumbria Police raised concerns for an overdue walker last seen near the summit of Scafell Pike. The MRT Team Leader gathered information from those who had reported him overdue, and hasty searches were initiated in the Scafell Pike main path’s & Upper Eskdale area, thermal drone also used to help search.
The walker was located near Taw House, safe and well. He was transported to a local pub for an overnight stay.
Many thanks to Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team for being on standby in case we needed to escalate.
Incident started at 19:00 and ended at 22:30 making 3.5 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21393 01555. Total rescuer hours: 60
