A group Dalhousie university students who were hiking Saturday in the Kearney Lake were located by Halifax Search and Rescue after getting lost.
Halifax Regional Police say they received a report of lost hikers on Fox Lake Trail around noon.
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Police say a group of students were hiking the trail when five people became separated from a larger group.
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The lost hikers were able to contact police through Dalhousie security and notify officials that they were lost.
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Police say Search and Rescue was activated and able to locate the lost students shortly before 3 p.m.