A GROUP of volunteers helped rescue a family of five who had been lost "for hours". 

North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) has released details of the incident which occurred on Friday night.

A spokesperson said: "Just when our medal ceremony was starting on Friday night, we got a call from North Wales Police requesting our assistance with two adults, two children and a baby who had lost their way on Moel Famau.

"They had been wandering for hours trying to get back to their car.

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"We used SARLOC phonefind to locate them, at which point a vehicle and a few team members were deployed to collect them and get them safely back to their car."

NEWSAR is a non-profit organisation that relies solely on donations made by members of the public. 

Its team of volunteers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year responding to those in need throughout Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham and parts of Conwy and Powys.