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Drone, night vision equipment used to find missing hikers in Halifax

First responders used a drone and night vision equipment to find the two women among the winding trails of Long Lake Provincial Park early Saturday morning.

Drone located pair just before 3 a.m., about 750 metres fromSt. Margarets Bay Road and Albert Walker Dr.

The two women were reported missing in Long Lake Provincial Park just after midnight on Saturday. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

Two hikers are safe after being reported missingin the winding trails of Halifax's Long Lake Provincial Park just after midnight Saturday.

Due to the size of the area, first responders used a drone and night vision equipment to search for the two women.

Using the drone, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency spotted the pair just before 3 a.m., about 750 metres from the intersection ofSt. Margarets Bay Road and Albert Walker Road.

Officers with night vision equipment accompanied by a police dog went to thelocation. They escorted thewomenout of the woods at around 4 a.m.

Neither hiker was injured but paramedics checked them out as a precaution.