Langsett Reservoir life-saving rescue is praised by police
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The rescue lasted about six hours
A volunteer mountain rescue team has been praised by police for saving the life of a 77-year-old man lost in snow on Tuesday.
The Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team was called to search for the lost walker on moors near Langsett, South Yorkshire.
After raising the alarm by mobile phone, the walker was found suffering from hypothermia amid the snow.
Insp Simon Owens, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "They helped us save a life."
The rescue lasted six hours
The man had strayed from a path around Langsett Reservoir at about 18:40 GMT on Tuesday. It was dark and snow was falling.
Due to the poor weather a Coastguard helicopter had had to withdraw.
After he was found, the rescued man's stretcher was carried more than two miles (3.2km) for about 90 minutes by a team of 18 volunteers.
The rescue lasted six hours from the alarm being raised to the lost walker reaching an ambulance.
The rescue team are all volunteers