RESCUERS were called out after a 'young couple' reported themselves lost in the Lake District.

Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT) responded to the incident at Greenup Edge, near Grasmere, at around 7.30pm on Thursday.

An LAMRT spokesman said the couple, who had set off from Langdale, had reported themselves lost.

The incident required seven LAMRT team members for a total of four hours.