- Incident
- 19 in 2020
- Type
- Limited Callout — Lost
- Location
- Scafell
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police, Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs
Two walkers reported themselves lost to Cumbria Police in the Quagrigg Moss Area near Scafell. By using the PhoneFind function, the Team Leader was able to locate them quickly and then contact them by mobile, they were directed to walk towards Oliver Gill and then onto Burnmoor Tarn.
A team was deployed, including our search dog Jess; they met the walkers just north of Burnmoor Tarn and walked them safely back to their cars.
Incident started at 21:49 and ended at 01:11 making 3.4 hrs in total. There were 8 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY20360462. Total rescuer hours: 27
