CNET Editor's body found by Searchers (Update #941)

CNET TV ^ | 12-04-06 | From CNET TV

[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.

[Rte66]

Thanks for the ping. I got online a little after I heard the news. Wonderful news!

Here's something from the guestbook by the poster there who first heard it on the scanner:

" ... here is the police and sheriff's scanner site:

http://www.joco-scanning.info/index.php?id=frequencies

The Josephine County (JoCo) Sheriff's radio frequency is 154.830. There is a live link on the upper right corner of the front page. ..."

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They have two trackers who are working through the night to try to follow James's footprints in the Windy Creek Drainage Area. At daylight, dozens more resources are in place to help out. Continuing to pray for his safe rescue.

[angkor]

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[surfer]

I just heard the family had hired a cellphone expert to do the ping work to triangulate their position...

So two things...the family hired the helicopter pilot and the right phone tech to focus the search!

[danmar]

Schraeder valve

August Schrader, most likely had an umlaut on "a" since he was of a German ancestry!

[little jeremiah]

Only seen bears around here. The winter after the Biscuit Fire, saw one on our property for a few nights. Close up they're pretty impressive. Saw one a few weeks ago down the road, looks as though he crosses that part of the road regularly (fence always breaks there).

[poindexters brother]

I grew up in Eastern Oregon and know how rugged this part of the state is.

I just looked at that road and where they were found on Google Earth, and Yikes! Most of the way from I-5 to the coast this windy secondary road follows the top or near the top of a series of high ridges. Just where you don't want to be driving in the winter in a snowstorm.

Conversely, the other route, Hwy 42 winds through a series of valleys until it finally breaks out at the coast.

I hope he is found alive, but he would need to walk a long ways in the right direction before he found anything resembling civilization.

[surfer]

Yeah I heard that whole incident left a bad taste in the survivors mouths.

[advertising guy]

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about a buck ninty

[Phsstpok]

Rather than an aviation radio, which nI think eeds to basically be line of sight to a plane or tower, why not a satellite phone, like the Iridium? Line of sight is line of sight, so you still have to be able to see the sky, but that's something you might actually use in real life.

For somebody in this guys job he ought to be able to justify one, or maybe justify getting one set up to share for the office.

I got dibs for Thanksgiving weekend next year.

[little jeremiah]

I don't think it would be too "nanny statish" to mark that road as "dangerous in winter" on maps, or even signs at the bottom where it starts to go up.

I just hope to God he's found alive.

[Mjaye]

To this day, I always have a collapsible entrenching tool in the trunk during winter season.<<<<<

Good point, we learned to carry exactly that (didn't know the real name for it, we called it a folding shovel) when 4-wheeling some years ago. We were always digging out people who had gotten stuck with no way out except our shovel and winch. Now that you've mentioned it, I wouldn't mind carrying it again, you never know.

[bootless]

HELF!

[steve86]

Yeah, guys that ride bikes in Baja often take those but they're over my pay grade.

[Xenalyte]

I'm guessing AAM didn't want to have to write up individual flight plans for each bee. That's a lot of paperwork.

[cva66snipe]

Sometimes out west if you can get to a high point you can add a bunch of cell range. At a high point (~6,000 ft) along Hell's Canyon I got a good signal even with no towers within many miles. I know this happens in the Cascades foothills as well. No, I am not endorsing leaving the vehicle to do this, except maybe in summer conditions

Yea I understand that much. In my home area hitting from the top of a ridge does it. A mountain to at about 4500 ft can get you out 50 plus in some places even on a hand held.

I can understand him leaving the car if he could see the road and had some clue as to how he came in and distance, landmarks etc and had enough gear to keep him alive. Once you make that decision though stay on the road no matter what. A rescue team if any will travel them first into an area if for nothing but staging and a chopper can spot you easier.

If I read right he headed off the road for a stream. I would only do that if there was no trail or road and would follow one down stream till I hit either one. But that's rules east of the Mississippi. In East Tennessee even in the mountains if you keep your head and don't panic you are always within a days hike out usually. If this guy is out at 40 and Plum that is not a wise move especially in winter. If you're not certain stay put.

I think if I had a charger for the phone I would sit there and take my chances with it. Sometimes atmospheric conditions can be your friend in radio use.I know I would if I had a CB. The lower the frequency the better the chances for extended distances.

[steve86]

Where I ride the motorcycles, I would have a good chance of raising an FBO at one of the nearby airfields (the trails tend to be at higher elevations with occasional line-of-sight to the lowlands). They could then relay the call to civil rescue. So I might still go with the A/C transceiver next year.

[mountn man]

HELF!

HELF??

Please explain.

[danmar]

That isn't what I said. Only the truck has one in the fuel line and that is a true statement. I had no reason to reference the low-side coolant valve or the tire valve and those wouldn't much help you get gasoline.

I have been working in the automotive industry for the past 30+ Years and never heard of such a think.
Care to be more specific?

[mitch5501]

"The BOOM is to scare away the animals."

If the spare wheel you burn is an alloy rim,the sound of the tyre popping will pale in comparison to the explosion should snow comes in to contact with burning magneseum.

Huge bright bang,molten alloy flying everywhere,very ugly.

[TET1968]

You can get one at Sunny Surplus for just a few dollars, try for one with a serrated edge if possible. Could come in handy fighting of a Grizzly or some sqweegy guy.