A walker was rescued after getting lost in the dark on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.
Five separate groups of rescuers searched routes on Pen-y-ghent in the early hours of Wednesday after the man called for help.
The Cave Rescue Organisation, which went to the walker’s aid about 2am, said he was making his way from Settle to Ribblehead and got lost on the descent of the hill.
“During a brief and muffled telephone call, the CRO duty controller was only able to establish that the lost person had a fading torch battery, was beside a drystone wall and most likely located some distance from the summit in the direction of Horton-in-Ribblesdale,” a team spokesperson said.
“Five separate CRO hill teams were deployed to search the main path corridors on the west and south sides of the hill.
“The lost walker was located not far from Hull Pot, near to the fell gate at the top of Vicarage Lane. He was cold, tired and hungry, but otherwise OK.
“The walker was brought down in a CRO vehicle and given a lift back to Settle by a CRO team member.”
Steve
18 October 20181 - Where were the spare batteries?
2 - And what was wrong with waiting until daylight?
Just a thought
18 October 2018@Steve ... spare batteries? ... it was probably the 'torch' on his smartphone. ... wait until daylight? ... good Lord it was bad enough not having a helicopter ride back home.
Steve
18 October 2018Sorry for the crazy ideas! I’ll go back to taking the tablets
Annoyed
19 October 2018not supplied for the hill
even dof e folks have 'duplicate' in principle materials for the activity. LED lamps running even half power can last 12 hours so kit not unto job?
could have found a decent wall and parked up for thee night.
Seriously I have been in situations like this and not pulled the plug. This person (s) need to get more fully trained and get educated on equipment that he should (erm.... did he have) in his (their ruck baccies.
I suspect the group abandoned materialistic survival gear for lightness and then picked when the 'tits turned turtle'.
EXPErience does not not compete against TEXT BOOK "I THINK I KNOW TRAINING"
get some in-depth training then the do before risking the lives of our great and infamous teams. Did you give them a donation? Did you buy them a beer for saving your life ... I wonder - I doubt. How much is your life worth ........... £............
annoyed
19 October 2018apologies for apple spell check takin over
Lilo
19 October 2018Don't use "full beam" if you dont need it. Let your eyes adjust