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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Melissa Major & Kate Lally

Dad and son's trip to Lake District cut short after 4am nightmare

A family trip to the Lake District turned into a nightmare when a dad and his son were forced to cut their adventure short in the early hours of the morning.

Nine-year-old Will Garratt wanted to use his school break to climb Scafell Pike in Cumbria with his father Dave, 45. After hiking for around three hours on day one, the pair decided to set up camp near Sprinkling Tarn on Seathwaite Fell before attempting to reach the summit the following morning.

But during the night, things took a turn for the worse when Will woke up at 4am.

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