A Lake District mountain rescue team was called to the aid of two lost walkers on Scafell Pike last night.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was scrambled to its 80th callout of 2020 last night, just before 10pm.

Six team members were dispatched after Cumbria Police received a 999 call from two walkers who had become lost on their ascent of Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head.

A spokesman for the Wasdale team explained: "They had eventually found the summit but by now it was dark.

"They took shelter in one of the stone shelters near the summit and were cold, tired and unsure how to get back down."

The Wasdale team leader spoke to the pair over the phone, and explained how to find the right path.

A small team of was mobilized to meet them with spare lights.

"By now their torch batteries were failing leaving them with just their mobile phones for which they had a power bank," the spokesman said.

"Phonefind was used to track their progress and further messages of instruction were sent to them.

"Once moving they made good progress and were soon met by the team and escorted back to the valley."

The callout was complete by 1.17am this morning.