
'Ill-equipped' selfie-hunters blamed for beauty spot callouts
Young people are often drawn to the Lake District after seeing images on social media, rescuers say.
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The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets.
Young people are often drawn to the Lake District after seeing images on social media, rescuers say.
Conflicts between motor vessel drivers and swimmers have been recorded recently, documents say.