Five teenagers were rescued Monday morning after spending the night in a rural area west of Florida’s Turnpike.
With the help of night-vision goggles, a Miami-Dade County air-rescue crew located the four men and one woman near Northwest 41st Street and 130th Avenue. The five had been riding all-terrain vehicles when they became disoriented. One teen told rescuers the ATVs eventually ran out of gas.
The group only brought one cell phone on the excursion and the battery on the cell phone died. The mother of one of the teens called and reported the group missing.
As air rescue crews searched for the teenagers, one climbed a tree and flashed a light from his key chain. Rescuers were able to spot the group.
The terrain was rough and there was nowhere for the helicopter to land, so the teens had to be hoisted into the helicopter.
Three teens were rescued by one helicopter and another rescued the other teens. All are doing just fine.