Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out following reports of an unresponsive person at the summit of Kirk Fell.

Judge Rob Kelly, the chief elected official in Kerr County, confirmed fatalities from the flooding and dozens of water rescues so far.

Lawyers on behalf of the group will make arguments to bring an appeal on Friday evening, the PA news agency understands.

The Portuguese footballer was killed alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.