Two women missing from Topsham area found safe in East Hancock
Kimberly Pushard and Angela Bussell found near Nicatous Lake
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EAST HANCOCK, Maine (WABI) - Two women from Topsham missing since earlier this week, have been safely found.
The Maine Warden Service tells us 51-year-old Kimberly Pushard and 50-year-old Angela Bussell were found in their vehicle near Nicatous Lake in East Hancock Sunday afternoon.
They say the vehicle had become stuck and had run out of gas; they spent the night in the vehicle with no heat with outside temperatures of approximately -15 degrees.
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After they were seen last week on surveillance video in Lincoln and then heading towards Enfield. Wardens and forest rangers then joined the search.
They were checked out by medical personal. No other information is being released at this time.
On Saturday they went out and searched with aircraft, trucks, and snowmobiles.
Both women are described as vulnerable adults. They had been missing since Tuesday when they left the Wiscasset area, headed for the Maine Mall in Portland.
According to police, the two had been trying to get to Topsham, but got lost, driving into Massachusetts, New Hampshire and northern Maine.
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