A couple who got engaged while out on a Lake District walk had to be rescued after becoming lost on their way home.
The pair got stuck in a gully after taking a wrong turning after climbing Scafell Pike on Sunday and raised the alarm by flashing their torch and blowing a whistle. The distress signals were spotted by a man, who called Keswick Mountain Rescue Team from Seathwaite Farm.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: “After climbing Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route the pair returned by another route and were given instructions by a passer by on the best way to return to Seathwaite.
“Somewhere on the descent, by a heart-shaped rock, the man proposed to his partner who happily accepted. They continued down but perhaps with their minds elsewhere they took a wrong turn and ended up towards Glaramara. Realising they needed to be down in the valley they attempted to descend Hind Gill…..”
They were found by a search dog in a deep steep-sided gully, unable to get out.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: “A team member descended on a rope into the gully to help attach harnesses and helmets before the pair were able to climb out with the safety of a rope from above.
“The other twist to this tale is the holidaying informant who called this in from the Seathwaite phone box, was also the informant on a callout in April on his previous holiday visit! Now that is something to be proud of.”
