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Body found in 'most inaccessible' place in Lake District

Wasdale Mountain Team, which recovered a body from the Scafell Pike area of the Lake District this afternoon, said they had to contend with what they determine 'the region's most inaccessible place'.

They had been searching for Christopher Blowman, 67, from Carlton, Louth, went walking in the Scafell Pike area of the Lake District yesterday morning, Wednesday 14 May.

As yet, no formal identification of the body has taken place.

Where we recovered the body from was the most inaccessible place in the Lake District. We had to access him using 100m ropes.

We went out last night at 11.30pm and finished this afternoon at 4.30pm. It was a massive team effort by mountain rescue teams across the Lake District.

Sadly, it was a tragic outcome and the teams thoughts are with the family and friends.

– Mike Gullen, Team leader, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team