Montana Hikers Found: Two Missing Men Discovered Alive and Safe in Glacier National Park [DETAILS]

Two hikers that went missing in Montana over the weekend were found safe and alive in Glacier National Park on Monday. The two men from Virginia, Neal Peckens and Jason Hiser, had been missing for more than three days when search crews finally located them in Montana's wintery wilderness. Both were found healthy and uninjured.

Peckens and Hiser (both veterinarians) received a backcountry permit to hike on a 17-mile loop through the east side of the Glacier National Park overnight through Oct. 9-10. When the men missed their Friday flight back home to Virginia, their families reported them missing. Their empty vehicle was then found later on Friday, which prompted a search crew to congregate early Saturday morning. However the weather wasn't corporative, so the search continued on into Sunday. 50 searchers hiked through 18-inch-deep snow trails and fog/mist in an attempt to locate the missing men.

Rescue teams didn't have much luck over the weekend, but did find a "recently used fire ring" and possible foot tracks. Officials believed wintry conditions could have forced Peckens and Hiser (experienced hikers) off of their original mapped-out trail.

Finally on Monday (Oct. 15), this message was posted on the park's Facebook page: "The two missing hikers, Neal Peckens and Jason Hiser, have been located! Initial information indicates they are well and will be returning to their families! Yeah!" Reports have it both men were found uninjured.

Little information has yet to be released on Peckens and Hiser's condition and their Glacier National Park adventure, but it is good to know that both men are now safe and back with their families. 

For more info, check out the park's media release.