Cross Fell, scene of the search
A walker on the Pennine Way was rescued after a major search involving three volunteer teams.
The man, from Amsterdam, rang to say he was lost on Cross Fell, the highest point of the route, in heavy rain and low cloud.
Penrith Mountain Rescue Team responded to the 999 call and organised a search for the walker, aided by colleagues from the Kirkby Stephen MRT and Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team.
The man had set off from Dufton early in the morning, heading for Alston, but he became disoriented in poor visibility. 11 members of the Penrith team were joined by 16 rescuers from Kirkby Stephen, along with search and rescue dogs on the 893m (2,930ft) hill.
A spokesperson for the Penrith team said: “The walker was found just to the north of Cross Fell. He was cold and wet but otherwise he was fine. He was assisted off the hill with the aid of a team Land Rover and safely delivered to his accommodation.”
Teams were searching for 4½ hours. The man was found just as team members from Teesdale and Weardale assembled for their search.
Thirteen Kirkby Stephen MRT members also went to the aid of a walker on the Coast to Coast route who injured his knee on the section of the walk between Shap and Orton in Cumbria. The walker, who was with his wife, was treated by air ambulance paramedics and airlifted from the scene.
