Search crews in southwest Colorado rescued 43 people with an Arizona Boy Scout troop who were stranded Wednesday on an ice patch while hiking in a remote mountain area.

“With only minor injuries reported, everyone is accounted for,” Ouray County officials said in a news release. “The group is safe.”

The troop was located on Richmond Pass near Red Mountain Pass — U.S. 550 — between Ouray and Silverton.

The release said the leaders and Scouts were stuck in deep snow and icy conditions at 12,300 feet.

Marti Whitmore, a Ouray County spokeswoman, said rescuers located the troop at about 1 p.m. and walked them back to the trailhead. She said the group was “just cold, wet and tired.”

A mix of snow, rain and sleet were reported in the area where the group was rescued.

The county sheriff’s office received a distress call from the Scouts at about 7 a.m.

Whitmore said the troop had been hiking in the area since Monday.

Officials say the area where the group was found lacks cellphone service and is on a mix of county and federal land.

Heavy rains in the southwest corner of the state, including Ouray County, have prompted the issuance of a flash flood watch over the entire area.