As the first incident of the day was progressing, a further call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker had been separated on his ascent from Scafell Pike, and had not been seen or heard from for around 3 hours. Due to the conditions, the lack of additional clothing, and the fact that the team was already committed to a stretcher carry, early support for a possible search was requested from Duddon and Furness MRT.
Thankfully, shortly afterwards the good news was received that the walker had made it down safely. Thanks to Duddon and Furness MRT for their willingness to help.
Incident started at 16:54 and ended at 17:33 making 0.7 hrs in total. There were 7 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21472 05064. Total rescuer hours: 4.9
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