KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK, N.S. -- The RCMP say a group of nine hikers has been found after becoming lost in a remote part of Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia.
Cpl. Scott MacRae says police received a call Monday around 9:30 p.m. from the lost hikers who reported that one member of the group had fallen ill after walking about 25 kilometres.
MacRae says the phone's signal was weak and police initially thought they were searching for two hikers, not nine.
He says police were able to find the group's general location while a park staff member drove as far as possible into the park and started walking in search of the hikers.
MacRae says the group, all adults believed to be German tourists, were found about eight hours after they called for help.
He says a helicopter from the Department of Natural Resources was tasked to airlift the hikers from the park.
MacRae says he's unsure of the nature of the hiker's illness, but he says it's not a life-threatening condition.
