A search and rescue operation near the Canada-U.S. border led to the rescue of five people and the arrest of two individuals on Sunday.

The RCMP says its operation involved 20 officers and took around eight hours. When found, all five individuals were suffering from hypothermia and had been unable to continue their trek.

Authorities say they crossed illegally from the United States to Canada, and were located around Hinchinbrooke, in the Montérégie region of Quebec.