Four boys had to be rescued from a Lake District crag in “the worst of Storm Dave”, a mountain rescue team has said.
The teenagers were intending to camp at Priest’s Hole, a cave perched on the side of Dove Crag, but became “cold, wet and feared for their lives” as they called Cumbria Police at about 21:10 BST on Saturday, said Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT).
An amber weather warning, external for wind for Cumbria was issued for Saturday, with the Mountain Weather Information Service, external predicting gusts of 70-80mph (113-129 km/h) on higher fells.
“Numerous teams were out during the storm for stricken wild campers, putting everyone’s lives in danger unnecessarily,” said PMRT.
