DUXBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Two hikers are safe after a dangerous rescue on Camel\u2019s Hump over the weekend, thanks to a team of dedicated rescue volunteers.<\/p>\n
Three search and rescue teams were called to Camel\u2019s Hump on Saturday around 6:30 p.m. to help a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Ontario.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaturday night, we received a call from Burlington dispatch that we had two lost, stranded, distressed hikers close to the summit of Camel\u2019s Hump on the Long Trail,\u201d said Drew Clymer, the Vermont State Police search and rescue coordinator.<\/p>\n
For Clymer, technology was crucial in locating the pair. \u201cImmediately, we have their location, and I can make phone contact with them. So, we start mapping their location and any progress they make,\u201d Clymer said.<\/p>\n
Michael Chiarella with Richmond Rescue said the crew reached the hikers just before midnight. He described a dire scene for all involved. \u201cThe snow was extremely deep up high, and it was about -15 up high on the mountain, so it was very difficult conditions for the teams to work in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Crews determined that the 21-year-old could hike down the mountain with support. But the 19-year-old couldn\u2019t walk, and they had to slide her down in a litter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe elements were winning. They were both hypothermic when they were encountered. They were not prepared for that level of cold up there,\u201d said Clymer, who says the rescue effort was coordinated entirely by trained volunteers. \u201cThose volunteers were truly volunteers that dropped what they were doing and worked until 4 a.m. to get them out.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a joint effort between three teams and the state search and rescue coordinator. Without all these teams collaborating, we could not do this,\u201d Chiarella said. He added that winter hikers need to be prepared for the conditions. \u201cCheck the forecast and do an honest assessment of what conditions you have been out in before. Realize there are days people shouldn\u2019t go out and maybe should stay in and watch a movie.\u201d <\/p>\n
Both hikers are expected to make a full recovery. <\/p>\n
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