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| Two hikers rescued after being stranded on the Billy Goat Trail | Two hikers rescued after being stranded on the Billy Goat Trail |
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| Two hikers became stranded on a trail in Montgomery County on Monday, requiring help from rescuers, according to authorities. | |
| The hikers reported that they set out on the rugged Billy Goat trail in C&O Canal Park around 6 p.m. but darkness fell before they could finish, the county fire and rescue service said. | The hikers reported that they set out on the rugged Billy Goat trail in C&O Canal Park around 6 p.m. but darkness fell before they could finish, the county fire and rescue service said. |
| The loop they were attempting to complete requires climbing and scrambling over steep and rocky terrain along the Potomac River, said fire and rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. | The loop they were attempting to complete requires climbing and scrambling over steep and rocky terrain along the Potomac River, said fire and rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. |
| A U.S. Park Police helicopter found the stranded hikers on rocks about 50 feet above the river, Piringer said. | A U.S. Park Police helicopter found the stranded hikers on rocks about 50 feet above the river, Piringer said. |
| Aided by a helicopter’s light, rescue crews headed toward the pair, Piringer said. Around 10:30 p.m., he said the hikers and rescuers were making their way back over a distance of about a mile. No injuries were reported. | Aided by a helicopter’s light, rescue crews headed toward the pair, Piringer said. Around 10:30 p.m., he said the hikers and rescuers were making their way back over a distance of about a mile. No injuries were reported. |
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