TWO missing walkers were rescued overnight after finding themselves stranded in a crag on Scafell Pike.
Duddon and Furness and Wasdale Mountain Rescue Teams received a call at 10pm last night (Monday) and started searching the Upper Esk for the hikers.
They found them in a crag near Little Narrow Cove.
"When found both casualties were extremely cold," a spokesperson from Duddon and Furness MRT said. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter was called for assistance 'as the evacuation would have been lengthy.
The spokesperson added: "After some re-warming the casualties were lowered from the crag and taken to the waiting helicopter for evacuation to Wasdale MRT base for further re-warming. We were stood down around 5am."
The team of volunteers covers an area of approximately 655kmsq and is on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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