A lengthy search by several agencies, including the Wayne County Rescue Squad, ended early last Sunday morning, when four people who got lost while four-wheeling were located.

The four individuals were located at about 7 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Blackhouse Mountain Road and Store 14 Road, according to information released by the Monticello-Wayne County 911 Communications Center. All four were unharmed.

The local dispatch center was notified of the search at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday, May 20, when they received a call from the Fentress County 911 Center.

Fentress County officials had received the report of four people four-wheeling in the Carpenter’s Rock House area near the Tennessee-Kentucky border.

They were in a four-wheel drive vehicle and had apparently gotten lost in the woods.

The two 911 communications centers stayed in contact throughout the search effort, which was conducted by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, Kentucky State Police and the Wayne County Rescue Squad.

The Rescue Squad made contact with the group early Sunday morning.