UPDATE @ 5 PM: The two girls have been rescued and reunited with their families. The OPP reports they are both in good health.
“The girls had made it about a quarter of the way toward their destination when they realized they had left the trail and were lost,” the force says. “They drew on their education about being in the forest and practiced the message of “hug a tree.”
The OPP say when you’re lost in the forest the best thing to do is to stop and stay where you are.
The Vista National News Desk confirmed with the OPP moments ago that the pair of 16-year old girls were found safe and sound by the OPP K-9 Unit.
The girls are still in the Park but the OPP is working on a plan to get them out and back home to their families.
Marta Malek and Maya Mirota were reported missing on Friday night when they didn’t return to a larger group of campers.
They were last seen on the Western Uplands Trail near Rainbow Lake.
They did not have cell phones with them but did have camping equipment.