23 skiers and snowboarders rescued from Vermont backcountry in freezing temperatures
Search-and-rescue teams brought 23 skiers and snowboarders who got lost in the Vermont backcountry to safety Saturday amid single-digit temperatures, authorities said.
Search-and-rescue teams brought 23 skiers and snowboarders who got lost in the Vermont backcountry to safety Saturday amid single-digit temperatures, authorities said.
Officials were notified at 2:30 p.m. Saturday of seven to nine lost skiers and snowboarders, police in Killington, a town about 40 miles southwest of Montpelier, said in a news release.
Killington police and Vermont State Police Search and Rescue determined 21 people were actually missing in the backcountry — six children among them, police said.
Search-and-rescue crews "hiked, snowshoed and skinned" in single-digit temperatures for about 5 miles to bring the group of 21 skiers and snowboarders to safety.
After their rescue, the skiers and snowboarders warmed up from the cold in the rescue team vehicles as they waited for rides home.
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