"Two hikers stranded in Cerro de la Silla, Monterrey, were successfully rescued by local authorities on Thursday. The men remained trapped for around 16 hours on the mountain’s southern peak, one of the highest and most difficult areas to access. Civil Protection teams were deployed to the site and managed to locate the hikers. Due to weather conditions and the terrain, an aerial rescue could not be carried out early on Wednesday morning. As a result, rescuers stayed overnight on the mountain with the hikers until the following morning. The rescue was later completed with the assistance of a helicopter and with the participation of state and municipal authorities, as shown in videos shared by Civil Protection on its social media accounts. The rescued men were given pre-hospital medical attention and hydration. They were later taken to a medical centre for further evaluation, where authorities said they were in good health. Cerro de la Silla stretches across three municipalities in the state of Nuevo León — Monterrey, Guadalupe and Juarez. Its highest point on the southern peak reaches an altitude of about 1,600 metres above sea level. Since 1991, the mountain has been designated a protected natural monument and receives thousands of tourists and hikers every year. "