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Epilogue: Lucky to be alive after 13 days in wilderness
- By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 19, 2015
- Oct 19, 2015 Updated May 30, 2026
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Leslie Roy (right) and her sister Lee Wright smile for a photo after their rescue by Michigan State Police.
- LUKE FRANKE/Lincoln Journal Star

Leslie Roy sits Thursday along the banks of Werhspann Lake, just south of Omaha. Roy, along with her sister Lee Wright, were stranded for two weeks in April while exploring Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- LUKE FRANKE/Lincoln Journal Star
Leslie Roy sits Thursday along the banks of Werhspann Lake just south of Omaha. Roy, along with her sister Lee, were stranded for two weeks while exploring the Upper Peninsula in Michigan in April of this past year.
- LUKE FRANKE/Lincoln Journal Star
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Leslie Roy still drives the 2010 Ford Explorer that sheltered her and her sister during the 13 days they spent stranded in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, surviving on Girl Scout cookies, cheese puffs and chocolate bars.
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