- Incident
- 158 in 2026
- Type
- Limited Callout — Cragfast
- Location
- Wast Water Screes
- Weather
- Mild
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Tagged
- Benighted, Boat, Screes
Cumbria Police received a call about three people stranded on the scree boulder field at Wastwater with no head torches. The team sent a small group out with the Wasdale Boat, they were helped off the Screes and then dropped them off at their accommodation.
Incident started at 18:50 and ended at 22:14 making 3.4 hrs in total. There were 5 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 15252 04625. Total rescuer hours: 17
