KILLINGTON, Vermont – Twenty-three skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures Saturday after getting lost in the backcountry in Killington, Vermont, police said.
After a call came in around 2:30 p.m., search and rescue teams hiked, snowshoeed and used skis with skins to travel approximately 5 miles to bring a group of 21 lost skiers and riders to a location. sure, Killington police posted on Facebook.
Temperatures were in the single digits.
Upon their return, the skiers and snowboarders warmed up in the rescue vehicles.
Then another call came in to look for two more lost skiers.
Six rescuers returned to the woods, found them and took them to safety around 7:30 p.m., police said.
Rescuers included members of Killington Search and Rescue and Killington Resort Ski Patrol.
Twenty-three skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued after getting lost in Killington, Vermont, on January 20, 2024. Killington Police Department
The group was lost in single-digit temperatures. Killington Police Department
“Special thanks should be given to all the volunteers who responded and worked this call,” the police department posted.
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