DARTMOOR Search and Rescue Team (Tavistock) were called by the police at 3.24pm on Friday (December 18) to assist them in finding a pair of walkers who were lost in thick mist.

A spokesperson for the team said: ‘Their visibility was reduced at times to 30 meters. They were scared to proceed any further, as they had no map of that area and the only compass being the one on their mobile phone.

‘A hasty walking party was with them in under an hour from the first call to us and after providing hot drinks they were escorted back in darkness to Peat Cot.’