The second 999 tasking of the day from Cumbria Police was for a couple who had become lost whilst attempting to summit Scafell Pike.
As the team were currently dealing with the previous call out, this tasking was handed over to Duddon & Furness MRT (DFMRT).
For those that are not aware DFMRT covers the area immediately South of our area of responsibility and they often support Wasdale in all types of rescues.
Wasdale MRT would like to thank DFMRT for their continued support in helping us provide a 24/7, 365 days a year rescue service across the Wasdale and Eskdale valleys.
Further information pertaining to this job can be found on the DFMRT Facebook and Website.
Incident started at 20:56 and ended at 03:24 making 6.5 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY238054. Total rescuer hours: 7
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