- Incident
- 74 in 2026
- Type
- Full Callout — Lost
- Location
- Styhead Path, Great Gable
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Drizzle
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police, North West Ambulance Service
- Tagged
- iPhone Emergency SOS, Lost
An initial call came via NWAS from a male walker reporting he was lost, but the call dropped out and attempts to reconnect were unsuccessful. A second call then came through via Cumbria Police and the iPhone Emergency SOS system, which provided a location. The misper stopped responding to further messages, but had stated he was starting to feel unwell.
MRT deployed, and shortly after departing the vehicle, team members located the walker. Two wild campers had come across him and kindly offered to help guide him down. MRT accompanied him back to his vehicle, while the campers continued with their planned overnight stay in the valley.
Many thanks to the campers for assisting this person off the hill.
Incident started at 18:33 and ended at 21:11 making 2.6 hrs in total. There were 14 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21446 08970. Total rescuer hours: 36
