- Incident
- 79 in 2014
- Type
- Full Callout — Other
- Location
- Dent Fell
- Other Agencies
- Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs
We were asked by Police to undertake a search of the Dent Fell area looking for a missing person. Due to the forested areas we were pleased to get help from the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs who provided 7 handlers / dogs. One of the dog handlers bumped into a member of the public who had seen the missing person and we were then able to go to the correct location and help them off the hill. Incident closed 21:30. 15 Wasdale plus 7 search dog handlers involved.
Incident started at 16:22 and ended at 21:30 making 5.1 hrs in total. There were 15 Wasdale team members involved. Total rescuer hours: 77
