Boy’s Phone Only Had 4% Battery When He Called 911 to Report He Was Lost with Grandma and Siblings on Hike

Authorities have released more information about the rescue of a grandmother and her three grandchildren who became lost while hiking in South Carolina.

According to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), one of the children called 911 around 6:50 p.m. local time on Monday, Nov. 24, reporting that he and three others — an adult woman and two other juveniles — were lost in the area of Caesar’s Head.

Officials later identified the missing hikers as grandmother Tonda Michelin and her three grandchildren: Melody Bangs, 14; Michael Lawton, 11; and Dale Moser, 9.

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