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MONTEBELLO, Va. — At least eight Boy Scouts were rescued from the mountains in Montebello on Sunday afternoon after encountering unexpected snow along the Appalachian Trail.

The scouts left Mount Pleasant in Amherst County around 7 a.m. and hiked for seven miles before encountering three to five inches of snow in Montebello, in Nelson County.

That's when the group decided they couldn’t go on and needed help. The scouts called Nelson County dispatch around 8:20 a.m. requesting assistance, said Nelson County Emergency Services Coordinator Jaime Miller.

“They called our office and asked for help getting out because they weren’t prepared for the weather they encountered in Montebello,” she said.

Montebello Fire and Rescue, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service responded to the call. The scouts hiked an additional 3 miles to meet the crews, whose four-wheel vehicles could not reach the hikers where they were, Miller said.

Emergency crews made contact with the hikers around 2:20 p.m. and led them out of the mountains. No one was injured.