Two Mountain Rescue teams were called out after a runner fell attempting the Bob Graham Round and died.

On Tuesday, August 6, Cumbria Police were contacted by a runner at around 11pm to say their friend had slipped and fallen during an attempt at the Bob Graham Round.

They had fallen over a ridge into Pillar Cove, Ennerdale as the pair made their way down from Pillar to Kirk Fell and with a serious potential incident the Coastguard Helicopter was request to help along with Cockermouth and Wasdale Mountain Rescue teams.

As the Mountain Rescue teams approached the base of Pillar in the Ennerdale valley, it became apparent that the cloud base was too low for the helicopter to assist.

Team members began to work their way up to the summit of the mountain on foot.

However at around 1:30, tragically, the body of the runner was located in Great Doup (Pillar Cove), to the east of the mountain summit.

A spokesperson for Cockermouth Mountain Rescue said: “All the thoughts of The Team are with the casualty’s companion, family and friends.

“Our thanks go to Coastguard Rescue 199 and Wasdale MRT for their support and assistance.”

A long and difficult evacuation followed, with the support of six Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team members, the team eventually reaching the valley bottom at around 6:30.