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Peterborough County OPP locate lost hikers in Warsaw Caves Conservation Area

Peterborough County OPP located two hikers who reported themselves lost in the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area on Wednesday night. Lars Hagberg / The Canadian Press

Peterborough County OPP took an hour to locate two hikers who reported themselves lost in a conservation area north of Peterborough on Wednesday night.

Around 8 p.m., one of the two Peterborough-area women contacted OPP to say they were lost in the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area in Douro-Dummer Township. The area is about 25 kilometres north of Peterborough.

“They were concerned for their safety as sundown was approaching,” stated Const. Joe Ayotte.

Police launched a search and within an hour, the women were located uninjured in a forested area.

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