Reply #47: Lost Dad found Dead in Oregon Wilderness

[Pachamama]

I didn't see this posted anywhere, but my heart sank when I saw this... :cry: My heartfelt sympathy to his family and children...he died trying to help them out of his love for them... :grouphug:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/06/missing.family/index.html

MERLIN, Oregon (CNN) -- The body of a San Francisco man who had walked into the Oregon wilderness to summon help for his stranded family was found Wednesday in a steep ravine where he had left clues for searchers.

Officials confirmed that James Kim, 35, an editor at the Web site CNET, had been found dead.

Brian Anderson, Undersheriff of Josephine County, broke down and could not finish speaking as he announced that Kim's body was found at 3:03 p.m. ET. (Watch Anderson's emotional reaction Video)

Searchers were attempting to remove Kim's body, and his family members have requested that their privacy be respected, officials said.

Kim walked into the snowy Oregon mountains Saturday to find help for his wife and two young daughters. They were rescued by searchers on Monday.

Clothing and bits of an Oregon map turned up Tuesday in a steep canyon that drains into the Rogue River. Searchers said they believed he was marking his trail for them.