A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had lost the path on Scafell. Using Phonefind, the Team Leader was able to talk them down off the hill back down to the valley floor.
Incident started at 15:55 and ended at 19:29 making 3.6 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY 201 069. Total rescuer hours: 3.6
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