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Family lost while hiking found safe on Lantern Hill

July 24, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 24, 2021 9:32 pm

North Stonington — A family that was missing on a Lantern Hill trail was found safe after a police search Saturday afternoon.

The parents and two young children were hiking when they became lost and called police for help about 7 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police at Troop E in Montville.

State police, Ledyard police, and the Ledyard and North Stonington fire departments responded to the area and found the family by 7:50 p.m., police said.

Police did not have the exact ages of the children and no further information was available.

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