Developing Story: A search effort is underway to find a young Yeshiva Bochur from Montreal who went missing while hiking on a trail in Killington, Vermont, on Wednesday night.

The 15-year-old is from a Lubavitch family and was participating in a Lubavitch summer learning program of Montreal.

He was last seen at around 9:00 PM on Wednesday night. Located some 4 hours from Monsey, the town of Killington is located in the Green Mountains and known for the Killington and Pico Mountain downhill ski resorts.

Assisting authorities in the search mission are volunteers from the Chaveirim organization of Rockland, NY, who are trained in the mountains of Harriman State Park, Bear Mountain area, and other mountainous locations.

State Troopers are on the scene, as they joined the search.

They are heavily equipped with all types of search and rescue equipment including state of the art command center, with high-end radio communications, the website reported.

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