STORM2K

Posted: **Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:48 pm**

Breaking News:

Searchers find body in Oregon thought to be SF man (CNN)

it says that on Yahoo News, and so far nothing else...poor guy :cry:

Posted: **Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:55 pm**

got the news story...sadly:

By JEFF BARNARD, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago

MERLIN, Ore. - Authorities say the body of missing father James Kim of San Francisco has been found. Kim, who set out on foot during the weekend to find help for his stranded family in Oregon's snowy coastal mountains, left clothing and other items that appeared arranged to guide searchers, officials said Wednesday.

Clothing and bits of an Oregon map turned up Tuesday in a drainage in which search and rescue teams sought Kim, 35, who had been missing since Saturday when he set out on foot to seek help for his family.

"He is a sharp individual and has a strong will to live," Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters said. "He has done a heck of a job out there."

The clothing, which was wet, included two gray sweat shirts, a red T-shirt, a sock and a blue girl's skirt, said Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Patrol. Family members said Kim had taken the items when he left.

"They were laid out in a well defined area, in a pattern," Hastings said. The pattern led officers to believe that "little signs are being left by James."

Searchers also found a pair of gray pants they believed belonged to Kim. The family said he was wearing the pants over blue jeans when he left.

here is the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_ ... ing_family
I was hoping he had taken shelter and that they would find him alive...but God had other plans... :cry:

Posted: **Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:11 pm**

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Kim Family.

Posted: **Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:44 pm**

There is an important lesson to be learned from this story: perform due diligence when traveling in the back country in the winter. My understanding is that they used Google maps and followed its routing which according to the US Forest Service is only passable in the summer.

Posted: **Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:03 pm**

I didn't have a good feeling about this since he had been missing for so long without shelter. I'm just glad that they have found him and he can be returned to the family.

What a shame! My prayers go out to the family!