3 sisters missing in Wyoming wilderness are found safe

This undated family photo released by the Teton County Sheriff’s Office shows Megan Margaret Andrews-Sharer, center, of Milwaukee; with sisters, Erin Andrews-Sharer, right, of Columbus, Ohio, and Kelsi Andrews-Sharer, of Columbus, Ohio. A search is being conducted in a northwest Wyoming wilderness area for the three sisters who failed to return Tuesday, July 7, 2015, from an extended backcountry trip. (Teton County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

By Associated Press July 9, 2015 2 min read

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) – Searchers on Thursday found three Midwestern sisters who were missing for days in a northwest Wyoming wilderness area.

A helicopter spotted the three about 10 a.m. in Bridger-Teton National Forest, about 25 miles southeast of the resort town of Jackson, said Lori Iverson, spokeswoman for the multiagency task force conducting the search. They were cold and hungry but otherwise healthy, she said.

“The helicopter is flying them to the Swift Creek Trailhead, where the girls’ father is, and he’ll be driving them out,” Iverson said.

Officials have said the sisters are experienced trekkers who were well-prepared for a backcountry trip. The search began Tuesday after they failed to return from their excursion. They left on June 28 and were scheduled to be in Chicago on Tuesday, Iverson said.

The sisters are Megan Margaret Andrews-Sharer, 25, of Milwaukee; Erin Andrews-Sharer, 22, of Columbus, Ohio; and Kelsi Andrews-Sharer, 16, also of Columbus.