WALKERS stoned on magic mushrooms had to be led to safety by a mountain rescue team.
The group of young men was spotted looking ill and struggling by passers-by who raised the alarm.
When they checked on them it became clear they had eaten the hallucinogenic fungi and two in particular were struggling.
Eleven members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team scrambled to Newlands Valley in the Lake District.
They reached the group at 2.15pm on Sunday and spent two hours walking them to safety.
They then gave advice on how long the hallucinogenic effects would take to wear off.
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A rescue team spokesman said: “Two were feeling unwell, including the driver in the party.
“The casualties were walked down and given advice by the team medic regarding the timing of their onward travel.”
The possession, cultivation and sale of magic mushrooms is illegal under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and can carry a seven-year jail term.
The mushrooms have a similar effect to LSD and the hallucinogenic ingredient, psilocybin, is a Class A substance.
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But campaigners, including Tory MP Crispin Blunt, want the law changed owing to their “exciting potential” for the treatment of mental health conditions.
Mr Blunt has urged the government to classify them the same as medical cannabis, which was legalised in 2018.
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