- Incident
- 52 in 2025
- Type
- Alert — Other
- Location
- Wastwater Screes
- Weather
- Dry, Sunny, Warm
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Tagged
- False Alarm, Screes
A call was received from Cumbria Police when two walkers on Yewbarrow heard a scream from the opposite side of the lake, and they were concerned that someone was in trouble.
The Team Leader contacted the walkers and also made further enquiries locally. Nothing further to indicate a problem emerged, and with a huge potential search area, it was agreed with the police that the log could be closed with deployment agreed if further calls were received. A false alarm with good intent.
Incident started at 17:00 and ended at 17:33 making 0.6 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved. Total rescuer hours: 0.6
