[bray]

The Oregon wilderness is NOT Disneyland. You take that road in a snowstorm and you are begging for trouble. Once he was lost it was worse than a needle in a haystack. He gets all the blame for that idiocy.

Attempting to hike out when you haven't the slightest idea where you are or where your going in a blizzard was his last mistake.


Pointing the finger at anybody but him will not help anyone. It was a miricle his family survived thanks to a lucky pilot.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[woodbutcher]

Pointing the finger at anybody but him will not help anyone. It was a miricle his family survived thanks to a lucky pilot.

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You are absolutely right.

Next time someone is missing up there and anyone sees fresh tracks from a small tire, narrow width vehicle, don't bother to call anyone. Just drive on.

After all, it is probably someone from SAR using his Beetle to search.

Go to the house, get a beer and watch the game.

Leave it up to the pros.

[tubebender]

Attempting to hike out when you haven't the slightest idea where you are or where your going in a blizzard was his last mistake.

Sorry Bray...there was no blizzard when he started his hike. The weather had warmed after the storm of the 25th/27th. there may have been sporadic snow but it was melting for the most part. The chopper pilot who found Kati and the two kids saw Jame's footprints in the snow on the road and followed them down to the family. The million dollar question is would the three have been found in time without that clue?