Mountain rescuers were called out twice in one day to walkers lost on the Lake District fells.
Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 2.35pm on Saturday first to a married couple who were lost on high ground between Coniston and Tilberthwaite.
The team used the Sarloc system to send a hyperlink to the pair’s mobile phone.
This then gave the rescuers a fix for the couple’s location.
A team spokesperson said: “One Land Rover with a full quota of team members went to their assistance whilst another member who was already in the area with her Sarda dog, made her way to the area identified.
“The casualties were asked to make themselves visible and to be heard, and they were soon located. They were accompanied safely down off the fell.”
Ten team members took part in the rescue.
Shortly before 5pm, the team was again called out to help a woman and her daughter who had become separated from their group on the slopes of the Old Man of Coniston.
The rescuers used the Sarloc system to obtain a grid reference for their position and two Land Rovers were sent, one along the Walna Scar Road track and the other to Bursting Stone Quarries.
The pair were found close to Boo Tarn.
A spokesperson said: “Both mother and daughter were unhurt, just a little anxious.
“They were les back to the Land Rover before being driven back to their vehicle.”
The second rescue involved 15 volunteer team members.
Both incidents took place in fine, warm weather.
Chris Homer
26 August 2013It is beyond my understanding. I don't go to the fells this time of the year because it's mobbed with folk, especially around Coniston and the Langdales.
There must have been other walkers about they could ask before pressing the panic button.
Margaret
26 August 2013Many current hill 'users' have little or no concept of self help.
Rescue teams are not in the old business of assisting fellow climbers who on occasion get into difficulty.
Now they are having to pick up all the varied problems created by the vigorous commercialisation that drives the activity.
Katie
27 August 2013In reply to Chris- there are plenty of mountains out there and plenty of places to avoid people. There are the common trails but once you go off these there are less people. Coniston Old Man, Haystacks, Helvelyn, scafell, langdale....are in my opinion some of the busiest places on BH weekend.
There are plenty of people still out there who are prepared to come off the hill in the dark or clag and will try their damn hardest to get off the hill even when injuried. You hear less of these people as they are les likely to get rescued.