The family of a pair of handsome miniature schnauzers were distraught when they disappeared in thick fog while on a walk in the hills.

They thought they would never see Charlie and Theo again - until the pair scampered back when they smelled sizzling sausages.

Owners Liz and Graham Hampson launched a rescue campaign and contacted mountain rescue teams, friends and family.

More than 120 people and two drones answered the call to find the stranded pooches on the Red Pike fell near Buttermere, Cumbria.

After 96 hours of searching, as a last resort the family decided to cook sausages at the spot where the dogs were last seen.