What a sad story, and so close to Christmas. What is more sad is if he just waited with his family he would have been alive today, but I am sure his manly instincts centered around doing something to save his loved ones.
This also shows the importance of having the necessary items for a journey: communication equipment (simple as a cell phone), beacon, extra food, blankets, water, very good directions / map skills, etc.
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FATHER'S EFFORT TO SAVE HIS FAMILY CALLED 'SUPERHUMAN' Hoping to save his stranded wife and children, James Kim decided Saturday to venture into the cold and unforgiving Oregon wilderness wearing only street clothes. Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/06/missing.family/index.html |
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SURVIVAL EXPERTS ASSESS FATHER'S HEART-WRENCHING CHOICE
Survival experts struggled Friday to come to terms with James Kim's heart-wrenching decision to leave his snowbound family to seek help in the bitter cold of the Oregon wilderness.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/08/kim....ival/index.html