The Team Leader was alerted by Cumbria Police of two swimmers in Wast Water struggling in the water. As the team was being mobilised the police reported that all was well and the swimmers had made it safely back to shore. A good outcome.
Incident started at 14:10 and ended at 14:25 making 0.3 hrs in total. There were 2 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 154054. Total rescuer hours: 0.6
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