Crime & Safety

Cell Call Helps Locate Lost Hiker in Simsbury

A cell call helped a lost hiker get turned in the right direction in Simsbury.

SIMSBURY, CT — Simsbury police are crediting a cellphone put to good use for finding a hiker who was turned around at Talcott Mountain State Park on Monday.

The hiker called dispatchers at about 1:45 p.m. from a trail near the helipad, police said.

A search crew was sent to the area and the hiker was located within an hour, police said.

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