The team was alerted after a walker was reported overdue by his wife. The police also contacted the Wasdale Head pub and as a member of staff located his car, the gentleman arrived back. His mobile had gone flat so he had been unable to make contact with home.
Incident started at 20:33 and ended at 20:44 making 0.2 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved. Total rescuer hours: 0.2
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