Mountain rescue teams in Northumberland have confirmed that the body of a man has tragically been found during their search for a missing walker.
In the early hours of last Thursday morning (August 11), Northumbria Police called on the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue team to help them search for a walker who had failed to turn up at their accommodation in Bellingham the night before. The man in his 60s had intended to walk the Pennine Way from Housesteads to Bellingham.
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team also helped with the efforts which saw teams spend seven hours searching for the missing man on foot and in vehicles along linear routes including the Pennine Way.
