Six hikers were rescued from the summit of Maine's Katahdin Mountain after a 21-hour ordeal. The rescue operation began when a group of first responders embarked on a hiking trip on a Saturday night.
It took 21 hours and a daring rescue to save the lives of six hikers stranded at the top of a Maine mountain.the events unfolded Saturday night after a group of first responders set out to hike Katahdin to find the hikers.
As the night went out, a shelter in place order was issued after wind speeds started gusting up to 30 miles per hour and temperatures started falling. The group of first responders had to hunker down and wait out the weather conditions until daylight. When morning came, the first responders continued up the mountain with the assist of a Maine National Guard helicopter overhead. In all, North Search and Rescue said the first responders spent 21 hours in active response. BREAKING NEWS
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