Maine game warden finds missing women alive on unplowed road 5 days after search across New England
Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussel, 50, spent night in vehicle with no heat
Law enforcement officials in Maine released new information Monday about a pair of women who were found safe after being lost for days.
Police say Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussel, 50, were found near Nicatous Lake in East Hancock, Maine.
Investigators said the pair got lost while trying to drive home last week.
They were originally reported missing around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They were previously known to be in New Hampshire after they went missing. New Hampshire State Police said Pushard's phone was pinged in the Candia area.
Crews used aircraft, trucks and snowmobiles on Saturday in an effort to find the women, with a focus on areas including Burlington and Lowell, Maine.
At about 4 p.m. on Sunday, a game warden riding a snowmobile found the women in their vehicle on an unplowed road. Officials said they got stuck in the snow and ran out of gas, officials said.
"I hollered, 'Hello, game warden,' two times and probably maybe 10 or 15 seconds later, the driver's side door opened up in the car and Kim actually kind of stuck her head out and she said hello," Brad Richard, Maine Game Warden, said. "And I said, 'Kim.' She says, 'How did you know my name?' I said, 'We've been looking for you."
Officials said Pushard and Bussel spent the night in the unheated vehicle with outside temperatures hovering about 15 degrees below zero.
Richard said he asked the two women if they were hungry and thirsty, to which they replied yes.
"So I gave them what was left in my lunch and I said, 'I've got to go and get in contact with some with my bosses and get some resources headed this way," Richard said.
They were ultimately found more than 140 miles from their hometown.
Both women were taken to a hospital in Lincoln, Maine, for medical evaluation.