We were called by Cumbria Police about a group of three walkers who
were benighted in the far reaches of our area. As the party were intending to descend to Langdale and also as Langdale Ambleside MRT have the quicker journey to this destination from their side the job was passed to them with agreement and our thanks. They successfully found the walkers and escorted them back to safety in harsh weather conditions.
Incident started at 16:45 and ended at 17:04 making 0.3 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY239071. Total rescuer hours: 0.3
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