Styhead Tarn (55)

Callout Date: 23/05/2026
Callout Time: 1:39 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Whilst camping at Styhead Tarn overnight high winds and rain caused a tent pole to break and a tent to collapse. The occupants, two eighteen years old students and a dog, were uninjured but getting wet and cold, and so they triggered an iPhone SOS. As more messages were received via the iPhone emergency call centre it became clear they were not able to pack up and walk back to their car at Seathwaite, so a small team went out to assist. The couple were very apologetic but gained experience and learnt lessons for their next camping adventure.

5 team members – 4 hours 51 minutes