The pair found themselves lost off a hiking trail after dark last night. The lady called her husband, who got some friends together and went in to find them. By the time they did, the mother was too cold and weak to make it out on her own.
At 8:30pm RCMP contacted the Musquash Fire Department, asking for a boat to remove the people via the water. A small boat made its way from the Prince of Wales wharf to where they were located.
The mother and son were transported to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
This was the first non-fire related rescue for Musquash Fire Department, after deciding in December that it would respond to off-road, boat and water-related incidents.
