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2 men had become disoriented and lost their way during hike in Martinique

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updated 1:13 p.m. ET Dec. 6, 2007

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique - American and British missionaries who got lost during a hike in Martinique were found, hungry but unharmed, on the slopes of a volcanic peak on Thursday, authorities said.

Tyson Gray, 19, of Taylorsville, Utah, and Thomas Swain, 21, a British citizen from New Zealand, were weak from lack of food but otherwise healthy and were not sent to a hospital, Martinique Police Cmdr. Jean Michel Robinet said.

The two men, who set out to hike Mount Pelee on Monday, told police they had heard helicopters overhead but could not find a clearing to signal to them, Robinet said. They were found on the mountain by farmers who notified police.

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Authorities had searched the dense vegetation surrounding the mountain since the two missionaries were reported missing late Monday.

The missionaries became disoriented in dense foliage and difficult terrain, according to a press release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Gray had been on a West Indies mission for six months and Swain for 18 months, the statement said.

Mount Pelee, which rises nearly 4,600 feet, is a popular tourist attraction. The volcano, which is still active, erupted in 1902, killing tens of thousands of people. The most recent serious eruption was in 1932.

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