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.
That's true most of the time - however, if no one knows you are stuck, sometimes you do need to hike out to get help.
This also shows the importance of telling people where you are going if you're going to travel off the beaten path, so someone knows where to look for you if you don't make it back on time.
And the other thread said that something shiney drew their attention........maybe he was signaling?
That makes sense! He knew they saw him, and he collapsed with relief! Praying.....
Yes, or just cold enough not to be moving.
THe guy just said on the feed that the helicopter with the nurse and med equipment had not taken off,,he said that worried him.
Having driven on more than a few Oregon forest roads in my time, I agree with your characterization of the "maze." Still -- it's always better to stick to the roads than to try to bushwhack. Especially true in the winter!
Should be: Just speculating, but since they got lost trying to follow the roads coming in, perhaps he believed the road was NOT marked well enough with signs for him to find his way out of the maze.
I heard that.......maybe he's wrong........
I hope,,it seems they were close. But the visual of the terrain was just awful,,how could you find anyone in that.
I'm praying for a miracle until the officials say otherwise.
I think they may be pretty good at it; it looks daunting to girls like you and me from the "flatlands," huh? :-)
Rescue workers tell us all the time how much harder it is to find a solo person than it is to spot a vehicle (not to mention staying warm vs. freezing to death). They also show us on the news the folks whose bodies were found when they tried to hike to help, leaving a vehicle behind. They further show us the people who were found alive, who stayed with the vehicle. And, unlike you and others who probably do their homework on where they're headed, many people going into these massive wilderness areas have no clue how dangerous they can be, especially without basic survival skills under their belts, and equipment, for such travels.
I think the biggest thing people have to fight in such a frightening situation is the urge to DO SOMETHING, GO, MOVE. They can feel like they're doing the wrong thing when to stay put is the absolute right thing.
You're absolutely right, telling others precisely WHERE you're going, WHEN you will leave, WHEN you should return, has saved a lot of people's lives; it's Rule #1 for hikers in these mountains and it should be for any who visit the wilderness areas by vehicle.
I'm sure that the rescuers are really putting their hearts into it, but several times now in this incident private efforts have been ahead of the authorities' actions. Searching Bear Camp Road (the morning or day before the car was found one of the local county officials (sheriff?) said that they didn't think they had made it to Josephine County), actually spotting the car, actually spotting this body.
Now KGO says the medical helicopter DID take off.
Medivac?
Praying....intensely
My fingernails are going fast!
From what I understand from the live reports...the biggest issue is how to get to where Kim currently is.
That is probably why they haven't dispatched the medical team...no place to land.
They stated the helicopter saw a flashing object which led them to Kim.
He may have collapsed after being sighted. Who knows but they are figuring out how to get to him now and do it safely.
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