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North Vancouver firefighters responded to a rescue on the Grouse Grind trail Saturday afternoon.

The District of North Vancouver Fire Department said they were ascending to the Grind’s half way point to rescue two female hikers at about 1:30 p.m.

The trail is currently closed for the season and is estimated to be under a significant amount of snow, coupled with heavy rain on Saturday.

“It is a fairly treacherous trail at the best of times and we’re also still in the middle of winter, and we’re encouraging, as we always do, anyone heading out onto the local trails to ensure that they’re properly attired,” District of North Vancouver assistant fire chief Brian Hutchinson told CKNW.

Both women were able to hike to the top of the trail for rescuers to locate them. They were not injured but cold from the wet conditions.

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“Adhering to the trail closure probably would’ve prevented this incident from occurring… It could’ve turned out a lot better if they were properly attired they wouldn’t have felt the need to call 9-1-1,” Hutchinson added.

District Firefighters are responding to a rescue on the #GrouseGrind. Stay safe this weekend. #northvan. Photo: Tourism Vancouver pic.twitter.com/AaT7q05nYq — DistNorthVanFF's (@DNorthVanFire) March 11, 2017