Five hikers lost near North Bend safely arrive to trailhead

Five hikers who spent the night on Mailbox Peak near North
Bend arrived back at the trailhead parking lot unharmed
Monday morning.

The King County Sheriff’s Office says one climber who was
separated from the group made it back down Sunday, but the
others
were stuck on the mountain overnight.

KING-5
reports the hiker who made it down told search crews
the group had cell phones, but they were turning them
off to conserve energy. He said when he honked his horn,
they would turn on their phones to communicate. Search
crews
were
able to let them know they’d be out to help at daylight.

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