By Associated Press - Monday, May 1, 2017

HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) - Firefighters have found three hikers who were lost in South Carolina’s only national park.

Local media reported that Columbia-Richland firefighters found the hikers in the Congaree National Park shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday.

No one was hurt.

The hikers were reported missing around 8:30 p.m. the fire department said they were able to make cellphone contact with emergency crews.

Their names have not been released.

The Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia contains more than 40 square miles old growth bottomland hardwood forest.

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