An 11-year-old boy went missing for several hours in Antrim, and his father got lost looking for him, before they were found Friday.

According to a release from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the New Hampshire Audubon Society reported at approximately 1:50 p.m. that a man had called to inform to them that his 11-year-old son was lost while hiking Bald Mountain.

Todd Grant of Philadelphia reported that he had last seen his son at approximately 1 p.m. near the junction of the Tamposi Trail and the Spur Trail, near the summit of Bald Mountain. Conservation officers began searching the trail system, while Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department, Antrim Police Department and Hancock Police Department patrolled the surrounding roadways.

The New Hampshire State Police Air Wing Unit Helicopter and a State Police K-9 responded, along with volunteers with the New England K-9 Search and Rescue Team and volunteers with the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., the missing boy’s mother informed conservation officers that Todd Grant had become lost while looking for his son and his cellular phone had died. A member of Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team was sent to look for Grant while responders continued the search for the missing boy.

At approximately 7 p.m., members of the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team who were being briefed at the command post on the missing boy’s appearance realized that they had driven past a boy matching the description walking down Willard Pond Road with a man. An Antrim police officer responded to the area described and located the missing boy and his father walking toward the command post on Willard Pond Road.

 

According to the release, Todd Grant had located his missing son while lost himself. The two of them walked out to Route 123 in Hancock and were making their way back to the parking lot. They were reunited with the rest of their family at the trailhead parking lot.

Conservation officers would like to thank all those who responded, including   good Samaritans and neighbors who assisted in the search.

New Hampshire Fish and Game reminds all hikers to be prepared and bring the 10 essential items when going out for a day hike: warm clothing, a headlamp or flashlight, a map, a compass, fire starter, whistle, pocket knife, rain jacket and pants, water and food and first-aid kit.

Hikers are also advised to never rely on cellular phone applications to provide accurate trail mapping.