Parenting

Mountain Rescuers Save Baby

A family of four – including a 14-month-old baby – had to be rescued in the dark up England’s highest mountain.

The “insane” expedition ended when rescuers finally found the family around midnight up Scafell Pike, Cumbria.

David Naylor had strapped his baby son to his back for the climb with his wife Sally and elder son Calum, five, reports the Mirror.

They set out at midday and reached the 3,210ft peak four hours later. But got lost in the dark on the descent.

Other climbers raised the alarm and 33 rescuers began a search. The Naylors were found around midnight on Piers Gill ravine with 200ft drops.

The family were “cold and frightened” – but the baby had slept through most of the ordeal.

Exhausted Calum had to be carried down to a hotel on a stretcher.

Teacher Mr Naylor, of Lynstone, Cornwall – on a half-term break in the Lake District with his family – said: “We are upset but very grateful.”

Climber George Wilson, 38, said: “It is insane to take small children up Scafell.”

SOURCE: Ananova

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