Bechasdei Hashem, two bochurim with special needs have been located after a span of more than 17 hours during which they were missing.
The boys are 22 and 18 years of age, respectively.`
The bochurim became separated from their special needs group on a hike at Sam’s Point/Ice Caves Mountains in Cragsmoor, New York at about 5 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
The boys were found at about 11:15 this morning, despite dense fog and difficult conditions complicating the search.
Boruch Hashem, the boys – who are part of a group that conducts this hiking excursion annually – were uninjured, unharmed, and overall in good health, despite being exposed to the elements and going without food and drink for many hours.
In their quest to locate the missing bochurim, State Park Rangers and Catskills Hatzalah employed drones for aerial searches, complementing the efforts made on foot. Contributing to the search, Rockland and Monroe Chaverim joined in.
In total, in an incredible display of chesed and compassion, a collective force of around 200 people participated in the search throughout the night and into the morning.
{Matzav.com}