Three sisters who were reported missing after spending several days camping in Wyoming's Gros Ventre Wilderness in Bridger-Teton National Forest were found alive and well Thursday, according to Fox6.
On June 28, the Andrews-Sharer sisters—Megan, 25, Erin, 22, and Kelsie, 16—left their home in Milwaukee and headed to Wyoming, arriving on July 1 for a what was supposed to be a five-day camping trip. Following the outdoor adventure, the experienced trekkers were supposed to meet their mother in Chicago Tuesday for a flight to Switzerland, but they failed to do so. This created major anxiety for their family, who last heard from the girls Saturday.
A prayer vigil was held at the United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, where the sisters worshipped and Megan worked for some time. "It's very hard. So many people in the church and this community have known this family for many years," said Susan Patterson-Sumwalt, the church's pastor.
"They were well prepared for the trip. They had the appropriate clothing, they had the appropriate gear. It's very easy, even for experienced people, to get off course and make a wrong turn," continued Patterson-Sumwalt.
"We simply suspect that the girls made a wrong turn and are looking for an egress out, maybe ending up in a location other than where their vehicle was," said Lori Iverson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as she headed up the multiagency task force that searched for the young women, according to the Star Tribune.
After days of searching, done by team members and even dogs on a 150-square-mile terrain of cliffs and heavy tree coverage, the sisters were spotted by a helicopter crew at 10 a.m Thursday, seven miles from where their car was parked. "They're tired, cold [and] hungry, but otherwise healthy and happy to be on their way out," said Iverson, according to ABC News.
