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Hypothermia/Exposure Lake District Serious incident
Priest Hole / Hartsop Valley
Mountain Rescue teams were called out late Saturday night to four teenagers who had become stranded on the fells due to severe weather. The group was found cold and wet after failing to reach their intended camping spot in the Priest Hole. Following treatment for mild hypothermia at the scene, all individuals were safely escorted down the hill.
Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment at scene.
Responding team
Sources
- Mountain Rescue Teams Called Out To Rescue 4 Teenagers Fearing For Their Lives On Fells In Storm Dave
- Mountain rescuers called out at height of Storm Dave to rescue teens ‘fearing for their lives’
- Teen wild campers rescued from crag in 'worst' of Storm Dave
- Teen wild campers 'fearing for lives' rescued during Storm Dave
- Teens rescued after failing to find Priest's Hole during Storm Dave
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions | News - Tay FM
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions | News - Cool FM
- Teen wild campers 'fearing for lives' rescued during Storm Dave
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions | News - Downtown Country
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions | News - MFR
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions
- Four teenagers rescued from Lake District amid 'extreme' Storm David conditions | News - KISS
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