A hiker who was reported lost on the Batchelor Brook trailhead in Granby was rescued by firefighters with the use of its department’s UTV.
GRANBY, Mass. (WWLP) – A lost hiker was rescued from a trail in Granby on Sunday.
According to the Granby Fire Department, crews were sent to the Batchelor Brook trailhead on Batchelor Street on Sunday for a report of a lost hiker. At 7:23 p.m., crews in an off-road UTV unit found the hiker and brought them out of the trail.
Although Sunday was a nice day with sunny skies around 70 degrees, the sun set at 6:20 p.m. making it harder to see in wooded areas. With the days getting darker earlier, the temperatures also decrease with temperatures expected to be around 50 degrees.
If you are lost or think you are lost, stay in one spot call 911, and wait for responders.
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