Father, five children missing after hike near Dead Sea

Search and rescue crews are searching for a family of six missing after going for a hike near the Dead Sea in the West Bank.

A group of hikers in the Nahal Dragot area near the Dead Sea in 2016. (Joshua Davidovich/Times of Israel)

The father and his five children left Wednesday morning for a hike in the Nahal Dragot area and have not been heard from since.

The children are said to be aged 12 to 18.

Police, volunteers and at least one helicopter are looking for the group in the rugged region.

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