Two walkers were rescued from a Cumbrian fell in bleak winter conditions.
Penrith Mountain Rescue team were called out on Thursday 29 January at 4.30pm to two walkers who were unsure of their exact location and at risk of being benighted, on the Dufton Fell side of Cow Green reservoir.
Teams at first were unable to contact the walkers due to poor signal, but eventually managed to confirm their location using their Phonefind tool as northwest of the reservoir, right in the corner of the team’s call out area.
The team then contacted Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue team to ask for their support.
Rescuers from Teesdale made their way to the dam at the south end of the reservoir and approached the party’s location from the south, while a Penrith hill party in two vehicles were sent to Moorhouse in order to approach from the north.
A spokesman for Penrith’s rescue team said: “Fortunately, given the bleak winter conditions in the Pennines, our colleagues in Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue were able to reach the casualty party who were wet and cold but thankfully uninjured.
“After rewarming and being fed they were walked back to their vehicles and driven back to their car.
“A massive thank you to Teesdale team for their support and hard work on this job.
“This callout again highlighted the importance of inter-team working, which was reinforced by the fact this was our eighth consecutive callout working with other teams.”
The call out involved seven team members and lasted seven hours.
