25 Survival Stories And How They Survived

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4. The Donner Party

James F. Reed and his wife, Margret W. Keyes Reed, seen in this file photo taken in the 1850s, were survivors of the tragic Donner Party, who were stranded during a heavy winter in the Sierra Nevadas near Truckee, Calif. The Reed family was one of only two families who survived the ordeal intact. (AP Photo/Utah State Historical Society)

A party of 90 emigrated from Springfield Illinois to California but were trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Only half made it as the other half got eaten. Jacob and George Donner led the people through the Fort Bridger Wyoming trail, which was thought to be a shorter route. Hasting left a note that said the trail would be more difficult, as he was supposed to mark the trail. They waited 8 days and then sent a messenger to find Hasting who instructed them to go Weber canyon road, which was even more difficult. They got trapped in snowfall in Sierra Nevada mountain

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