Two sisters missing nearly 2 weeks in Michigan survived on cheese puffs, Girl Scout cookies

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Jay Withrow

A Nebraska woman and her sister from Oklahoma who had been missing for almost two weeks in Michigan were found Friday in the Upper Peninsula.

The two were spotted in a remote area in their SUV, which had gotten stuck April 11 and where they’d stayed since.

Sgt. Kevin Dowling of the Michigan State Police said the women were “alive and well and in good condition.’’

The pair survived on cheese puffs and eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies, as well as snow for water, according to the Grand Rapids Press.

FULL story at link.


Leslie Roy, from her Facebook page.



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[chillfactor]

1. thank goodness they are okay....

they must have been thrilled and relived to be found!

[Ex Lurker]

16. I'll bet GPS had something to do with their getting lost.

It's convenient, but it's no substitute for a map and knowing how to read it.

[7962]

19. Man, aint THAT the truth!

I've had mine tell me "you've reached your destination" when I was crossing a creek bridge 5 miles from where I was actually going
I've always got my atlas with me

[truebluegreen]

32. I've had mine tell me to take a right turn off the middle of an overpass.

[7962]

40. Holy crap! The sad thing is that there are some out there who WOULD!!

[MicaelS]

2. They were smart enough to stay with their car. n/t

[crim son]

22. So true. n/t

[Telcontar]

36. Agreed

[Laffy Kat]

3. Thank heavens.

Were they Thin Mints?

[catchnrelease]

13. The hardest part

I was thinking that the hardest part would have been rationing out the Thin Mints* for two weeks! I can't resist those things, especially if they've been cold. Glad they had the smarts to do the correct things to make it.

*If it was Thin Mints that is

[Laffy Kat]

25. Had it been me. . .

I may have found a way to have ALL of the TMs for myself. It could have been ugly.

[skamaria]

42. Ditto

I would have the same problem only with Samoas.

[cyberswede]

46. Seriously...thin mints are a 2-serving box.

[secondwind]

4. thank goodness for GS cookies :-)

[Calista241]

5. Lol. Girl Scout cookies strike again!

[gvstn]

6. Great that they have been found safe.

I have to say that I know you are supposed to stay with your car in situations like this but after a week I'd have been thinking about striking out in any direction. Sounds like they had more sense than me.

[Lunabell]

7. I am so glad they are safe.

Surviving on abortion cookie,.lol. Seriously, Thanks to the girl scouts!

[mercuryblues]

20. I was debating on going there

You gave me the perfect opening. For entertainment they read the packaging inserts and can now perform abortions in the wild, and are now lesbian.

I am glad they are fine. Gps's are great if you know not to blindly trust them. If anyone is coming to my house for the 1st time I always tell them: I am the 1st house on the left. If you listen to GPS it will put you at my neighbor's house. They don't like that. They chased me out one night when I crawled into bed with them. (joking)

[Binkie The Clown]

8. "Survived?" Hyperbole alert.

Devil's advocate: The average person can go several weeks to a month without food. The cheese puffs and Girl Scout cookies didn't save their lives, they just made their stomach's a little more comfortable. They would have survived just fine for two weeks without food.

Water, however, is another matter.

REF:

There is insufficient scientific data on exactly how long people can live without food. Although the length of time obviously varies with an individual's percentage of body fat and general health, one medical study estimates that in adults complete starvation leads to death within 8 to 12 weeks.

Many people have fasted for health and religious reasons for anywhere form 1 week to 40 days. Google "benefits of fasting" for more info.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. I know people who act like they'll pass out if lunch is late.

[Binkie The Clown]

10. A lot of people are that way.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad they are safe and sound, but it wasn't the cheese puffs an cookies that kept them alive.

People disconnected from nature, and used to three meals a day don't realize that the human body evolved to deal with feast and famine. If two weeks without food were fatal the human race would never have survived.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. I saw a comedy bit once where an elevator got stuck between floors....

They were talking about cannibalism within minutes.

[msanthrope]

18. For you....

http://www.theonion.com/articles/in-retrospect-i-guess-we-might-have-resorted-to-ca,10878/

[longship]

29. I once got stuck on an escalator that stopped.

It was horrible. Took hours to get it going again.

[Telcontar]

37. Stuck on an escalator

http://m.

[Judi Lynn]

43. Wonderful! So well done. Thank you. n/t

[ann---]

31. People with

low blood sugar problems DO run the risk of passing out without having
food for more than 12 hours. Not to say they wouldn't survive, but it's
no joke when a person with this problem has to "fast" for a medical
test and only drink water. It is very, very scary.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. I have sympathy for them. Not the types that live in a rut....

Because the only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

[gvstn]

11. Exposure to the elements for those not used to it is dangerous in itself.

They got their water from snow, so it couldn't have been all that comfortable temperature wise.

[wordpix]

12. who knew cheese puffs & sugar could support human life?

I love them both but they're not exactly health food

[Baclava]

23. In a survival situation food is simply calories, fuel to keep the body running

Forget "healthy". In ye olde days people would boil their shoes to eat.

But nobody wears all leather boots these days, so that's out.

[Thor_MN]

24. Looks like girl scout cookies have been reduced in calories....

I was going to say that 8 boxes could feed a village for a month, but they appear to have significantly cut down on the number of calories.

[MysticHuman]

14. They were very fortunate!

They had been visiting relatives in the town that I am living... Ishpeming. They said they were going to check out a couple of waterfalls along the route across the Upper Peninsula on their way to St. Ignace. It was pretty mindboggling to me that they couldn't find them as there are not to many different routes from Ishpeming to St. Ignace. In fact... only two.

Where they made their mistake was checking out a remote area north of where they had indicated they were going. This is a very remote spot area of the U.P. and at this time of the year very few people would attempt to travel there.

I am happy they were found... everyone in our small town were concerned. Especially since just a few days ago they found 3 people dead in a burned SUV in a remote area north of Escanaba.

[homegirl]

15. Attracting attention

Lost/missing? Remove the spare tire from the trunk and set it on fire. Large column of black smoke will indicate your location to those searching.

[bluedigger]

21. Good advice.

[question everything]

26. How easy it is to set a tire on fire?

I know that we have them in many riots around the world but in practical term?

Just curious.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. Easy if you have a can of gasoline ...

Just remember to let the air out of the spare, or it will blow up most violently.

If you don't carry extra gasoline, then I'd recommend packing rum-balls instead of Girl Scout cookies.

Good thing they were found.

[Politicalboi]

41. Did these women smoke?

Cars don't come with cigarette lighters anymore. More and more people don't carry a lighter or matches. Is there any elephant shit near by. Quest for Fire. I guess they could have rubbed sticks together to get a fire going.

[homegirl]

45. I don't smoke

but I always have a box of matches in the glove compartment, also, a blanket and a 10 in 1 tool gadget in the trunk. Even the stray bottle of water. All inexpensive, small items that can save your life.

[Xithras]

51. Starting a fire is pretty easy with an operable car.

Cut a couple of wires loose, attach them to the battery, and bump them together for sparks. Or, as I once learned from a TV show, pull one of your light bulbs and wires free, break the glass, dribble a little gasoline over the top, and turn the light on. The filament will immediately incinerate, lighting the gas and any other kindling you have alongside it. This will work even when the battery is exceptionally low.

[PeoViejo]

27. The difference between a 2WD and a 4WD

..is that a 4WD just gets stuck deeper in the Woods.

[Gothmog]

30. They stayed with their car

This was a very smart move

[Skittles]

44. absolutely

[louis-t]

33. I always say I would rather die than eat cheese puffs, but...

I would have given my partner all of the cheese puffs if I could have the cookies.

[bobjacksonk2832]

35. That must have been a nightmarish experience

Thank heavens they made it, though. I am doubtful that I would have even survived 2 days under such circumstances. These girls are amazing.

[Vinca]

38. Hope they were Thin Mints and Samoas.

[mahannah]

39. I see an ad campaign for GS cookies here.

[Taitertots]

48. Can it be about how Girl Scouts could solve this problem

Instead of sitting around helpless waiting for someone to save them.

[Taitertots]

47. They were never more than an afternoon stroll from civilization

Never mind the relative ease of removing stuck vehicles.

They were saved from themselves.

[cigsandcoffee]

50. I did that in college once. n/t