NCBFr Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 2 missing sisters visiting family in Michigan found after nearly 2 weeks Facebook Two sisters from Oklahoma and Nebraska missing for almost two weeks in Michigan were found by state police Friday near Lake Superior in a remote part of the Upper Peninsula. The women – Leslie Roy, 52, and Lee Marie Wright, 56 – survived on Girl Scout cookies while stuck in their snow-crippled SUV. A pilot noticed a reflection off the Ford Explorer and landed the police helicopter on shore, ending the women’s unexpected wilderness adventure. "It was sheer joy," Detective Sgt. Jeff Marker told The Associated Press, describing their reaction to the rescue. "It was almost disbelief that it was finally happening." Roy of Valley, Nebraska and Wright of Depew, Oklahoma got stuck about three miles from Crisp Point Lighthouse in Luce County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They were visiting relatives in Ishperming and were planning to head south on April 11. The two had reservations at a hotel in Mackinaw City, but did not show up after being trapped in snow on a little-used road with eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies purchases from relatives and a bag of cheese puffs, Marker said. "They thought the road was plowed but it wasn't," he said. There was no cellphone service in the area and the car eventually lost power as well. Roy and Wright wore layers of clothes to stay warm as overnight temperatures fell to the 20s. "They heard crunching in the woods at night," Marker said. "They thought it was rescuers but no one came. Then they thought it was bears." When the search began, police said the women had told others about possibly visiting waterfalls and casinos on their way to the Lower Peninsula. The Associated Press contributed to this report
Rockape Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 This the best you got? I could think of a thousand things it was besides bigfoot.
Guest OntarioSquatch Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Edited April 26, 2015 by OntarioSquatch
Rockape Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) The two had reservations at a hotel in Mackinaw City, but did not show up after being trapped in snow on a little-used road with eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies purchases from relatives and a bag of cheese puffs, Marker said. "They heard crunching in the woods at night," Marker said. "They thought it was rescuers but no one came. Then they thought it was bears." Maybe a bigfoot stole their cheese puffs. Edited April 26, 2015 by Rockape
Guest Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Luce County is an isolated county with a sparse population located on the northern most fringes of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and has reported at least four missing persons dating back to 1980. Besides the four missing persons reports there were also four alleged Bigfoot reports.
LeafTalker Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Interesting report, NCBRR. Thanks for posting it!
Guest ChasingRabbits Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 In Michigan, when do bears come out of hibernation?
Guest OntarioSquatch Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Late March/Early April. It could have also been deer though. They make crunching noises as well when they walk.
Guest Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) We were out in in the woods in March and found some scat along some trails but seen nothing, no hint of a bear anywhere. Good post NCBRR, don't allow the thread to be derailed. Edited April 27, 2015 by Gumshoeye
Guest UPs Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Or a wolf, moose, coyote, cat, etc. There doesn't appear to be much pointing towards a bf in this case, but being missing/lost/stuck in vehicle for 2 weeks would be an emotional roller coaster and I bet they were scared out of their wits. Glad they were found and are safe.
NCBFr Posted April 28, 2015 Author Posted April 28, 2015 I agree, it probably was not a BF. However, with that said: there was a pretty credible BF sighting not too far away a few years ago. Their first thought was human which tells you something about size and pattern of the sounds. Bear is a good thought but are they out of hibernation yet in the UP? Hunter is a good possibility, but they didn't mention it so I am guessing no shots fired If they thought it was people looking for them, I wonder why they did not move to the sounds. Scared perhaps? Why would they be scared? My best guess is deer. To bad we have no one near by to investigate. Glad they made it out alive. Many do not.
Terry Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Late March/Early April. It could have also been deer though. They make crunching noises as well when they walk. So do squirrels. If these women had no experience with wildlife it could have been anything. Saying it could have been a bf is pretty silly and shows you just how one track minds work. t.
norseman Posted April 28, 2015 Admin Posted April 28, 2015 I agree, it probably was not a BF. However, with that said: there was a pretty credible BF sighting not too far away a few years ago. Their first thought was human which tells you something about size and pattern of the sounds. Bear is a good thought but are they out of hibernation yet in the UP? Hunter is a good possibility, but they didn't mention it so I am guessing no shots fired If they thought it was people looking for them, I wonder why they did not move to the sounds. Scared perhaps? Why would they be scared? My best guess is deer. To bad we have no one near by to investigate. Glad they made it out alive. Many do not. Need only to look for tracks, that would easily confirm or deny the report. And they did the right thing and stayed with the vehicle.
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