**** Via Halifax SAR
Last night at 8:30 p.m., Halifax SAR was called to the Blue Mountain Wilderness Area for a group of six youths who required assistance. Team members located the individuals around 9:30 p.m., 2km into the woods. After attending to the individuals, a multi-agency team of Halifax SAR, Halifax Regional Police, and Emergency Health Services – EHS members escorted them to waiting family members. All individuals were out of the woods by 11:30 p.m.