Search crews found lost hikers near Palmer Motorsports Park
Emergency crews searched near Palmer Motorsports Park on Sunday evening after a report of lost hikers. A State Police helicopter and a sheriff's office drone joined the search. The hikers were found about an hour later and brought out safely.
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Just after 5 p.m. Sunday, emergency crews were sent to the area of Palmer Motorsports Park on West Ware Road for a report of lost hikers, Western Mass News reported. They set up a command post and began searching. A Massachusetts State Police Air Wing helicopter joined the search, along with a drone from the Hampden County Sheriff's Office.
Around 6:30 p.m., about an hour after the call, crews found the hikers and got them out safely. The report does not give their names or say how they became lost.
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On Sunday evening, crews in Palmer, Massachusetts, searched for hikers who were lost near Palmer Motorsports Park. They set up a command post and started looking right away. A Massachusetts State Police helicopter flew overhead, and the Hampden County Sheriff's Office used a drone. About an hour after the call, the crews found the hikers and got them to safety. The news report does not give their names or say how they became lost. It does say the search ended with the hikers safe.
- What tools did the search crews use while they looked for the hikers?
- What could you do if you got turned around on a walk?
- Why does it help to tell a grown-up where you are going before you head outside?
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