- Incident
- 88 in 2026
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Scafell
- Weather
- Clear, Hot
- Other Agencies
- Coastguard, Cumbria Police, Rescue 897 from Carlisle
- Diagnosis
- Medical
As Incident 87 was concluding, Cumbria Police received a call about two exhausted males who were out of water and unable to continue. With the team already fatigued from multiple incidents, the MRT Team Leader requested assistance from Coastguard Rescue 897.
Rescue 897 attended and lifted both walkers off the hill, allowing MRT members to avoid another ascent on foot. The pair were flown to the valley floor, discharged, and taken to the Wasdale Head Inn to await a taxi back to their car in Eskdale.
Many thanks to Maritime and Coastguard Agency (R897) for dealing with this incident, and to The Wasdale Head Inn for looking after the pair until their taxi arrived.
Incident started at 17:39 and ended at 20:03 making 2.4 hrs in total. There were 21 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 20540 06759. Total rescuer hours: 50
