A hiker's preparedness for an overnight wilderness emergency aided in her rescue from the Zupjok Peak near Hope.

Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) were on scene late Tuesday night, Aug. 26 after the hiker's sister contacted Hope RCMP and let them know that the hiker had gotten lost on the trail to the Zupjok, Llama, and Alpaca peaks.

According to Hope SAR, the hiker had been travelling alone and had called her sister once she realized that she'd walked off the trail and was now lost. Her sister then immediately contacted the police when she couldn't reach the hiker again.

The search and rescue team were able to locate the woman early Wednesday morning, Aug. 27 when she managed to locate the trail and make her way to the Zupjok summit. She was then escorted back to the beginning of

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