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missing person report Lake District
Great Gable
A report of shouts for help on Great Gable on 17 April was investigated by Wasdale Mountain Rescue following a call from an informant. The caller reported meeting two young men at Beck Head who were missing a friend, but had already left the area. The incident was closed without deployment due to low cloud cover and no further calls.
Outcome: no deployment, incident closed as false alarm
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