. >> reporter: tonight, sisters lee wright and leslie roy are speaking out on their harrowing ordeal. the two women spent 14 days stranded in the remote michigan wilderness after their sightseeing trip went horribly awry. >> we tried 911 and it just rang. it never did make connection. >> reporter: no cell service, and no one else for miles. their suv, trapped in the snow on an isolated road. desperate for rescue, they write "help 911" on a t-shirt and place it on a stop sign. the sisters, facing bitter cold, dwindling food and water and wild animals. >> the bears would show up about midnight. they would wake us up. we could hear them scratching at the truck. we just laid as still as we could. >> reporter: four days in, their car battery dies, leaving them without heat. they ration out cookies and cheese puffs, melting snow for water. finally, after two weeks and a rescue search, a police helicopter spotted the glare off their windshield. >> we heard them hollering, and that was excellent. we're here, we're here. >> reporter: the two sisters say love, and hope, kept them alive. >> i'm