Posted on 12/04/2006 3:18:35 PM PST by sockmonkey
Wife and two daughters of senior editor James Kim found in Oregon; search is still on for James Kim, who left the car on foot two days ago.
The wife and daughters of missing CNET senior editor James Kim have been found alive and airlifted to a local hospital, authorities announced at a press conference in Merlin, Ore., Monday afternoon.
James Kim left the car on snowshoes two days ago to seek help and has not been found, the official said. The search for him continues.
According to the official speaking at the news conference, the conditions of Kati, Penelope and Sabine are not yet known. More details are expected at a press conference at 5 p.m. PST, which CNET will stream live.
Kati Kim reportedly flagged down a helicopter rented by families of the missing persons.
After searches in Oregon's Curry and Douglas counties, new information on missing CNET senior editor James Kim and his family narrowed the search back to the Bear Camp area in Josephine County, according to reports Monday.
A cell phone tower received a signal from one of the family's cell phones at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday near Glendale, but officials say the signal is only an indicator the family could have been within 26 miles of Glendale at that time, according to a report in The Oregonian.
I'm watching the news conference. They did burn their tires. I guess the searchers were just looking in the wrong place when they were burning them.
When I'm traveling in cold weather, I throw in my 15º down sleeping bag. You can last quite a while without food (as long as you have water), but you are in deep trouble if you have no way to keep warm.
Maybe that's why he decided to try and get help? Nobody saw the smoke....
Great news about Mrs. Kim and the girls! I hope they find Mr. Kim soon, too!
Sounds like they burned the tires at night for heat. Would the searchers see the fire/smoke at night? I wish I could find the area on the map. They said the wife and kids are in great shape. Mr. Kim followed a road for a while then went down into a ravine at some creek near the Bear Camp area? "Wind"-something Creek? Can't remember the name.
At night, for warmth.
Apparently they are able to follow Mr. Kim's tracks, and will have an airborne FLIR looking for him tonight.
They also said something about running out of gas (maybe because they were running the engine for heat) and getting stuck in the snow.
Probably only if they were doing an airborne infrared search.
my Piper's oil pressure dropped suddenly while touring near Mt. St Helens...<<<<<<
Yikes. I never did fly much over wilderness areas, and that's exactly why I would have gotten in trouble, I'm sure. Lost all my vacuum gauges on the 1st solo, which was nerve wracking but not a huge deal. I was sweating plenty, however, trying to remember everything. The guys in the tower were great, and I was glad to thank them in person during my ensuing visit.
, and they are tracking him cross country. A FLIR-equipped helecopter is coming in to work the area.
The family had been running their engine to keep warm on and off until the gas ran out. Then they were burning tires to keep warm. The press conference reported the wife and kids were "in great shape." They said to monitor FlashAlert.Net for more developing info.
And always keep blankets, candles, matches, water, trail mix/chocolate, flares, etc. in the car at the very least for emergencies.
I am glad to hear that. Hopefully, the full moon tonight will give light to help ground searchers. I've been praying like crazy for them.
You couldn't get the Oregon forest to burn right now with a blowtorch. (don't go out and try it, anyone).
I should have thought of the "Miracle of the Andes".
Although The History Channel is in danger of wearing out their copy
of "Alive", I watch it whenever I can.
Maybe the movie of the story isn't everyone's "cup of tea", but
it's one of my favorite films.
Lots of real-world struggles with how to survive an awful situation,
keep your head, and get out alive are wrapped up in that one film/story.
Probably about my favorite "survival story" after Shakelton's return
from the edge of the world.
Those bird's-eye panorama shots of the mountains (and the cross at
the memorial site) done to Aaron Neville singing "Ave Maria" (with
Linda Ronstadt?) is one of the better closings to a film, IMHO.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106246/fullcredits
I went up to the tower afterwards and thanked them.
And, yeah, I was sweating bullets too. But it was o.k. . . . a Cessna 150 will fly itself if you just leave it alone.
Existing medical conditions or handicaps must be accounted for. Hopefully this man is adept at survival.
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