UPDATE: Three Sisters Missing in Teton Found Alive
TETON COUNTY, UTAH – July 9, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – Three sisters that were missing for two days in Teton have been found alive. According to Teton County Sheriff’s office, the three girls were spotted by a helicopter around 10 a.m. Thursday.
The County helicopter spotted the three individuals matching the description of Megan, Erin, and Kelsi Andrews-Sharer near the top of the divide between Horse Creek and Little Horse Creek in the Gros Ventre Wilderness. The helicopter landed and confirmed it was them.
“They’re tired, cold, hungry, but otherwise healthy and happy to be on their way out. Their location was approximately seven miles west of the trail head where their car was found yesterday,” said Teton County Sheriff’s Office in a news release.
A large-scale search had been underway for the three missing girls in Teton County, Wyoming, following a report to the Teton County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday, July 7 that they were overdue from a backpacking trip in the area.
On Wednesday, after an initial search by local officials, the vehicle belonging to Megan Andrews-Sharer, 25, was located at the Swift Creek Trailhead in the BridgerTeton National Forest.
Megan’s sisters Erin, 22, and Kelsi, 16, were also with her on this trip.
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