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Hikers run out of food, water as phones die 11,000 feet up volcano, Hawaii rangers say

Two hikers got lost 11,000 feet up a freezing volcano in Hawaii without food or water, rangers say.

They were trapped there overnight in a severe winter storm that closed the peak of Mauna Loa — the largest active volcano in the world — above 10,000 feet, the National Park Service said in a news release.

“The search-and-rescue mission could have been prevented if the hikers had followed explicit directions to check in and pick up their permit from the park’s backcountry office,” Jack Corrao, the park’s chief ranger, said in the release.

“The park closed the summit of Mauna Loa and canceled all high-elevation backcountry permits on January 9 due to severe winter weather, and we immediately posted a closure alert on our website and social media outlets. Their actions put themselves, the pilot and our ranger at great and unnecessary risk.”