A family of missing hunters were rescued Tuesday night in the Big White area southeast of Kelowna, B.C., after their truck got stuck in a washout.

Ephraim Nowak, search manager with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), said RCMP notified them of the overdue hunters around 10 p.m.

“A friend of the hunters had a fairly good idea of the location and then 13 search and rescue volunteers convoyed up to the 201 Forest Service Road,” Nowak said.

Civil Air Search And Rescue (CASARA) was also put on standby to provide air support.

Search and rescue crews discovered tire tracks leading up to the Rabbit Creek Forest Service Road, but did not observe tracks coming out.

While a group of rescuers set up containment of the area, four search and rescue vehicles followed the tracks into the wilderness.

Fifteen kilometres up the road, search and rescue personnel discovered the missing subjects who had lit a fire to keep themselves warm.

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