Mum stranded in freezing Lake District overnight after losing her car keys is saved

A young mum says a stranger's random act of kindness saved the day after she spent a freezing night in a remote part of the Lake District.

Katie Spearpoint had spent a long day exploring the fells around Coniston; an area she is familiar with and has visited countless times in the last year.

However, her trip became a nightmare when she realised she realised the pocket of her backpack was open and her car key was missing. Thankfully, she hadn't locked the vehicle and was able to get into the car and take shelter.

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But after making enquiries, she was told a new key would cost her £800 and would take a week to arrive. So Katie, who had few provisions and resorted to putting socks on her hands and starting a small fire to keep warm as temperatures plummeted, was forced to spend the night in her car.

After a cold and stressful night, where she was left worrying about her young daughter being cared for back in Lancashire, she called for a tow truck to come and rescue her as she searched the area she had been walking for her car key.

But, as she was on the phone, she found out someone had handed her keys into the Coniston Tourist Information Centre. Katie, from Fleetwood, now desperately wants to track down her Good Samaritan so she can thank them in person, reports Lancs Live.

Speaking about what happened, she said: "I had spent about seven hours exploring the mountains around Coniston and I was making my way back to the car but I realised my key wasn't in my bag," she said.

"I knew I'd not locked the car because my fob is broken but I wasn't too worried as I was in a remote place.

"At the time I was pleased as I knew I would be