Two hikers are safe after being reported missing&nbsp;in the winding trails of Halifax's Long Lake Provincial Park just after midnight Saturday.

Due to the size of the area, first responders used a drone and night vision equipment to search for the two women.&nbsp;

Using the drone, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency spotted the pair just before 3 a.m., about 750 metres from the intersection of&nbsp;St. Margarets Bay Road and Albert Walker Road.&nbsp;

Officers with night vision equipment accompanied by a police dog went to the&nbsp;location. They escorted the&nbsp;women&nbsp;out of the woods at around 4 a.m.&nbsp;

Neither hiker was injured but paramedics checked them out as a precaution. &nbsp;

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The two women were reported missing in Long Lake Provincial Park just after midnight on Saturday.

Drone, night vision equipment used to find missing hikers in Halifax

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