We were alerted by Cumbria Police about two walkers lost on Scafell Pike, one possibly with a medical problem. It was not possible to make contact. When text messages were eventually received, the lost people phoned to say they had met up with others and were walking down, so no action required.
Incident started at 10:55 and ended at 15:20 making 4.4 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY 210 069. Total rescuer hours: 4.4
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