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People living in remote hamlets in the Yorkshire Dales have been cut off by snow since the middle of last month. Joe Willis joined the rescuers
YOU don't live six miles from the nearest shop in one of the remotest parts of the country without being self-sufficient.
But even the most hardy and well-prepared need a little help during the worst winter for 30 years.
Residents of the tiny hamlets of Kexwith and Helwith were reluctant to call for assistance, but after being cut off for a month they had no other option.
Their call was answered by Richard White and Richard Hey, volunteers with Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team.
On Tuesday night, rescuers walked through a blizzard to reach the people tomake sure they were safe and well.
Yesterday, we returned to deliver their urgently-needed medicine.
To reach the hamlets, we drove the...