A body has been recovered during the search for missing fell runner Edward Catmur.
Mr Catmur, 40, of the London area, had been reported missing after he was not heard from since 10am yesterday, December 31.
He had been intending to fell run a route to Cross Fell and Hartside Cross, from Dufton.
The body of a man was recovered earlier today, January 1 in the Cross Fell area.
Mr Catmur’s family has been informed of developments, police said.
Cumbria Constabulary thanked Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, who led the search.
The team was called at around 5.45pm on New Year’s Eve and began to search along Mr Catmur’s planned route of Dufton to Hartside and back.
Team members from Penrith, Kirkby Stephen and Kendal searched through into the early hours across the north Pennines.
The search resumed at first light, with extra resources called in from across the lakes teams and northern England including search dogs and drones.
In total, 82 volunteers were involved in the search, plus the Great North Air Ambulance and Coastguard helicopter.
Searching continued until a find was made by a police helicopter at around noon on New Year’s Day.
