Vermont State Police said they have found a missing Canadian hiker.
The Montreal teen was hiking with a large group of friends who were all attending the same summer camp.
He had last been seen on the Appalachian Trail near Cooper Lodge in Killington on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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On Thursday evening, however, police reported that the 15-year-old had made contact with relatives after crossing paths with a group of hikers and borrowing a cellphone.
Police said search and rescue teams made their way to the location where the missing hiker was reported to be to confirm his identity and to help bring him to safety.
By 8 p.m., police announced the teen had been found and “escorted out of the woods uninjured.”
Search crews had been working along hiking trails and corridors near the last point of contact.
Vermont State Police’s search and rescue team, Killington search and rescue, New England K-9 search and rescue, the Upper Valley wilderness response team, the U.S. Forest Service, the Green Mountain Club and the Vermont National Guard were all involved in the search.
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