Search and rescue crews hiked five miles in single-digit temperatures to rescue a large group of people this weekend.
Search and rescue teams brought 23 skiers and snowboarders who got lost in the Vermont backcountry to safety Saturday amid single-digit temperatures, authorities said.
Officials were notified at 2:30 p.m. Saturday of seven-to-nine lost skiers and snowboarders, police in Killington, a town about 40 miles southwest of Montpelier, said in a news release.
Killington police and Vermont State Police Search and Rescue determined there were actually 21 people missing in the backcountry — among them, six children, police said.
Search and rescue crews "hiked, snowshoed and skinned" in single-digit temperatures for approximately 5 miles to bring the group of 21 skiers and snowboarders to safety.
Then, a call came in for two more lost skiers, prompting a crew of Killington Search and Rescue team members to head back out to the woods, police said. The team found the final two skiers and walked them to safety around 7:30 p.m.
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