SHOUTS were heard on a popular Scafell Pike route yesterday (November 4), prompting a call to a Lake District mountain rescue team.
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) was contacted by Cumbria Police at 12.08pm after a concerned woman heard shouts coming from the Corridor Route - a route of ascent up Scafell Pike favoured by.
Due to limited information and no further reports from the public, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was not deployed, nevertheless, two team members were involved in the alert for six hours and eight minutes.
A spokesperson for the team said: "Despite the best efforts of the police and team leaders, it was not possible to obtain any further information about the location or the shouting."
No further calls were received by members of the public and the incident, number 166 of the year so far for Wasdale MRT, was closed at 6.16pm.
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