The team were called out for 3 walkers near the top of Scafell who had reported themselves lost in cloud. They were given directions to make their way off and a small team met them on their way down.
Incident started at 16:35 and ended at 19:13 making 2.6 hrs in total. There were 10 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 20732 06622 (altitude 940 m). Total rescuer hours: 26
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