ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two women missing in Denali National Park were found and reunited with worried family members Wednesday, six days after heading off on what they thought was an overnight hike.
Park spokeswoman Kris Fister said the women were found about 5 p.m. Wednesday outside the park on its northern side. A helicopter picked them up about an hour after the mother of one of the women received a second cellphone call from her daughter.
The two, 23-year-old Erica Nelson of Las Vegas and 25-year-old Abby Flantz of Gaylord, Minn., were taken to park headquarters. Fister said it appeared the two were fine.
The two embarked on the hike last Thursday. A massive search began for them Saturday. Officials said it was unlikely the women merely decided to extend their camping trip.
