Patterdale Mountain Rescue spent four and a half hours on a Valentine’s Day Evening rescue.

The team were called out for a party of two who found themselves at the top of Swirral Edge and unable to descend.

Unfortunately, they were unable to contact either of the pair on the mobile phone numbers provided.

A team of 3 rescuers were sent out to provide assistance to them.

Shortly after 19:15, a further call was received by Cumbria Constabulary from a parent of one of those involved stating that she had intermittent live tracking data showing the pair to have moved across the top of Helvellyn, descending to the coll before Striding Edge.

Diverting the rescue party to Striding Edge instead of ascending Swirral Edge as originally planned.

A further group of team members were called-out to drive up the Grisedale valley and climb into Nethermost Cove from below, while the first rescue group descended from Striding Edge into the Cove from above.

Contact was finally made with the pair at 21:50 well down towards the valley.

They were escorted down to the Team vehicles before being driven back to the Rescue Centre.