Patterdale Mountain Rescue was called by Cumbria police yesterday afternoon to assist the coastguard in a search for the occupant of an upturned kayak discovered in the Lake by an outdoor centre safety boat.
The team launched their boat and searched the lee shores and discovered a second kayak.
It was decided because of the flooded conditions the high winds and fading light to put a land search party in to search the shoreline.
After a shoreline search together with further water-based searches, no kayakers were found.
The team had no reports from the police of anyone being missing or overdue so the team stood down.
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