With multiple agencies involved in an overnight search, a party of seven hikers that included four children were found Monday in North Georgia, officials said.

“The lost hikers have been found by a Georgia DNR helicopter,” West Polk County Volunteer Fire and Rescue officials said on Facebook.

The hikers were last seen at Jacks River Falls in Fannin County, near Tennessee, officials said.

Crews from Murray, Polk and Bradley (Tenn.) counties also were involved.

Officials began searching Sunday night in the Cohutta Wilderness, Channel 2 Action News reported. The children’s ages range from 4 to 11, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported.

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The Thanksgiving air travel period is on as passengers made their way through the airport Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during the holidays can be an ordeal. Parking shortages could disrupt your plans and security waits can be long during busy periods, causing bottlenecks. Hartsfield-Jackson is advising travelers to get to the airport at least 2½ hours before their domestic flight and at least 3 hours before their international flight. (John Spink/AJC)

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