- Incident
- 152 in 2026
- Type
- Limited Callout — Lost
- Location
- Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Mild, Windy
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Tagged
- Lost
Cumbria Police received a call about two walkers on the summit of Scafell Pike, struggling to find the path due to zero visibility. The team leader managed to get them back on the path, but with darkness approaching, decided to deploy a small team to assist them off the hill.
The team was shortly stood down, as the walkers had met up with other walkers who were going to assist them down.
Many thanks were extended to those walkers, as this saved a team deployment.
Incident started at 18:06 and ended at 22:00 making 3.9 hrs in total. There were 4 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21538 07210. Total rescuer hours: 16
