The group was brought to safety from Hart Crag. Photo: Bob Smith/grough
Four wild campers were offered refuge in a vicarage after being rescued from a Lake District fell.
The campers got into difficulties on Hart Crag overnight when one of their tents was blown over in heavy rain and high winds.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 10pm on Saturday when the group was overwhelmed by the weather after setting up camp near the summit of the 822m (2,697ft) mountain.
The campers became disoriented while trying to descend from the fell, and were becoming cold and soaked through.
A team spokesperson said: “Six team members went out and located them on the summit of Hart Crag and took them down Dovedale to safety into the valley.
“At around 3.30am they were welcomed by the local vicar in Patterdale who offered them refuge in the vicarage for the night.”
The five-hour rescue involved eight Patterdale team members.
Pricey
15 March 2020He offered them refuse?! Yeeeoooow! As I feel they didn’t have enough trouble! ;-)
Pricey
15 March 2020It should have said, “as if they didn’t...”!
Paul
16 March 2020I shouldn't find this amusing but.
Andy B
16 March 2020We found one of their bags, full of stuff including ID and house key up there on Sunday. A sleeping bag was next to the bag and we thought a body might be inside it, thankfully no body was found, mountain rescue was called and the bag was taken to Windermere police station by two kind chaps. They had plenty Meths left over for a month!