CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A mother and her 8-year-old son who went missing while hiking in Caldwell County Sunday have been found safe, officals say. 

Caldwell County Emergency Services says April Tester and her son Desmond split from their family at the trailhead in the Harper Creek Trail area of Collettsville around 5 p.m. Sunday. 

"Mother and son are novice hikers and were not dressed for an overnight stay," officials said when reporting the pair missing. 

By Monday afternoon, fire officials said the mother and son were found. The hikers were cold Sunday night and tired when found, officials said, but had no injuries. 

Multiple agencies assisted in the search for the hikers.