The team was called out to help 2 walkers who had become disoriented on Scafell Pike and descended into Eskdale. They were found near High Scarth Crag and walked back to the valley.
Incident started at 18:29 and ended at 23:30 making 5 hrs in total. There were 12 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 214 044 (altitude 441 m). Total rescuer hours: 60
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