Two Florida hikers were rescued over Christmas weekend after getting lost for hours in a swamp infested with alligators, snakes and other creatures.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in west-central Florida said it responded to a call from hikers who were in the Cypress Creek Wilderness Preserve near Tampa on the night of Dec. 23.
The sheriff’s office said it “quickly sprang into action to locate and rescue them. Our Aviation Unit, equipped with night vision goggles, guided our patrol officers to a swampy area where the hikers were located and escorted them safely to the reserve entrance.”
A video shared on Facebook by the office showed agents searching on the ground and in the air, until the aviation unit’s night vision capabilities discovered the hikers in the trees.
The office told the Miami Herald that the hikers “decided to call us after dark and found themselves in a swampy area.”
An aerial unit circling spotted the hikers in the trees using night vision capabilities. Facebook/Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
The hikers were escorted back to the reservation entrance, the sheriff’s office said. Facebook/Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
At the end of the video, the hikers appeared to be unharmed as they emerged from the swamp and cheerfully said to the officers, “How are you?”
They also said they were “good” and did not need an ambulance.
The office said officers safely escorted the hikers to the reservation entrance.
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