Date: October 28, 2026
Start time: 15:55
Location: Mardale Ill Bell
Incident Types: Rescue
Cumbria Police had been contacted by a walker who had become lost and disorientated in heavy fog on the High Street ridge. Having managed to get to the cairn on Mardale Ill Bell summit he was unsure of finding the route off the summit. Attempts were made to contact him but poor signal hampered efforts. It was decided to send a small party of Team members to walk up and accompany him off the fell. As they were en route the missing person managed to get in contact to say some passing fell runners had shown him the way to the Nan Bield path down to Small Water. He was met by the Team at the bottom of the fell, safe and well, and went to meet his friend at their car to head home. On reaching the car, the friend, who had been on a different walk that day, was nowhere to be seen. Several phone calls later it emerged the friend was lost and benighted somewhere in the fells around Haweswater, leading to the next callout…
Number of team members: 6
Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes
