A missing walker was found after a multi-agency search that lasted two days. 

Penrith Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) was alerted at 8pm on Tuesday, November 5, to a solo walker who had become exhausted and was unable to continue along the Pennine Way.

The walker was able to give a rough description of the route he’d taken following the Pennine Way but the team was unable to get an accurate location.

Using phone signal triangulation, teams established a rough location, but only within a potential search area of nearly 10 square km. 

A spokesperson from Penrith MRT said: "Team members headed into the North Pennines and searched the fellside and fell tops, using the route description provided by the casualty to try and reduce the size of the area to be searched.

"Although this was hampered by thick cloud which reduced visibility to less than 5m at times.

"Colleagues from KSMRT and LDMRSDA came to assist through the night but by 5am, teams had been withdrawn from the hill and more support from across the region had been requested.

"At dawn searching efforts restarted, assisted by more search dogs, drones, and a Coastguard Helicopter, although persistent low cloud restricted the ability of searchers still.

"Fortunately for the walker, it had been an unseasonally mild and still night, so he had been able to stay warm and was able to continue walking once it was light," a spokesperson said. 

After several hours, he found a vehicle track, updated the rescue team, and was shortly thereafter picked up by members of a search party. He was checked over by a paramedic and was taken to a local B&B to recover.

The 22 members of Penrith team, along with over 25 others from mountain rescue teams across the region, and five search dogs, contributed to the two-day operation.