“The dead body of missing CNET editor James Kim has been located, authorities announced Wednesday,” Leslie Katz reports for CNET News.
“Arrangements are being made to transport Kim to an undisclosed location, according to a police statement. Kim has been missing in the remote southwestern Oregon wilderness for 11 days. The family has asked not to be contacted,” Katz reports.
“After being rescued in good condition Monday, Kim’s 30-year-old wife, Kati, and daughters Penelope (4 years) and Sabine (7 months) have been reunited with family members,” Katz reports.
Full article here.
“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,” CNN reports. “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,” CNN reports.
“Searchers were attempting to remove Kim’s body, and his family members have requested that their privacy be respected, officials said,” CNN reports. “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.”
Full article here.
Tragic. Our condolences to the Kim family.
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He died trying to save his family. He’s a man of character and bravery. I wish that something could have been done to rescue him, or give him comfort that the family was ok.
what were the clues he left?
I always wonder what i would do in the same situation
My condolences to the Kim family. He was a brave man and will be sorely missed.
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Another example of the simple fact of winter survival … STAY IN YOUR CAR. So sad. 🙁
I can only reiterate the words by MDN – My condolences to his family.
He wore extra articles of clothing and took off articles to leave a trail.
So very sad and such a brave man.
saddened, deeply. saddened.
I’m glad that his family survived… and I’m sure he will not be forgotten.
Jb
Oh man, that is really sad. I can’t imagine what his family must be going through right now. My condolences.
Very Sad.
His last CNet video review was for the Zune on Nov 14.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6490_7-6551614-1.html
I’m from Denmark, and have no idea why this story is so important..
Was this guy some sort of celebrity in the US or?..
(btw a very noble way to die)
curious: what were the clues he left?
He took some clothes with him and left a trail of them to follow. It appears he also began to remove his own clothes when he ran out of the ones he had been carrying. I believe the extreme cold got to him be became disoriented and then…well, Hypothermia…not way I’d want to go.
He was a brave and caring man, from what I’ve read, and his actions to go in search of help prove that. It is tragic and sad that he would have been alive had he remained with the car. 🙁 My condolences go out to his family and friends.
Just goes to show that life is Sooo fragile. Life can seem so meaningless sometimes.
I’m so sad deeply as well. I am an Korean as he was. I just lost what to say. hope is gone.
Was this guy some sort of celebrity in the US or?..
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No, he wasn’t a celebrity, but this story has been big in the news lately because he was missing for 11 days… Search crews were looking for him and his family for some time.
People die every day! Get over it!
They say that when hypothermia sets in, you paradoxically begin to feel warm. At first, the body tries to protect the internal organs by pulling all the warm blood into the body by constricting the cappillaries (that’s why your extremities like hands and feet get cold first). With continued exposure to col, however, violent shuddering starts to set in and then the body realizes that it needs to send some blood back out to the extremities or it will lose them.
Basically, the human body doesn’t really know how to deal with cold so you get this cycling effect. In the end, because the blood is flowing back out through the capillaries, you get a false feeling of warmth, but that’s usually when your minutes away from death. Victims have been known to take off their clothese because of this false feeling of warmth.
James Kim was a brave man, may he rest in peace.
The curse of the zune…that’s what happens when you give the zune a good review. It comes back to get you.
There are rules to follow when traveling in the wilderness in the dead of winter. You need weather forecast info, extra clothing, water, food, fuel, a heat source, GPS capability and a sat phone wouldn’t go amiss. Even a supply of toilet paper is important. No one endangers young family members on purpose. Anyone can get lost easily. You must be prepared.
Attempting to walk out to find help for your family was a deadly mistake many of us would have made. You can’t let yourself get into that position. A breakdown can occur anywhere at any time. At least he knew enough to burn the tires to keep warm. People have frozen to death without trying that.
He was a brave man who did what he could.
My heart goes out to his family.
“Was this guy some sort of celebrity in the US or?..”
He was an editor at a tech website CNet.com which is a site that reviews tech products including Apple’s. Many people who use Macs frequent their website for product reviews if you were wondering why this made MDN.
Sad, so sad. The thing is, this guy will always be a hero to his family and I’m sure his wife will certainly tell his daughters when they are older the story of how their father died trying to save them. What a way to tell your family you truly love them.
RIP JK
if only it was kim jung ill! wrong korean dude.
my sorries to the kims.
Rule 1: If you are lost, stay where you are.
Still, sad day. Condolences.
Tom Strong wrote: “People die every day! Get over it!”
Yeah, sure Tom. It’s true people die every day, but it’s also true most people with hearts take a moment to express sympathy for the deceased.
And we will all move on, as will the family of James Kim (though their tragedy is personal and much deeper). The difference is that people like you never “get into it” in the first place.
But you know what? It’s all karma, because no doubt none of us here at MDN will give a crap when you meet the grim reaper yourself. That’s also called poetic justice.
I was hoping that the rescuers would find him in time to save him. Tragic loss for his kids. I hope they have an uncle who can step up and give them a father figure to look up to which is very important in their development.
I went to the link and read the luke warm review of the Zune (probably didn’t have much to say about it because it sucks, and he had to write something). I noticed that for some reason there are only 11 ratings for iPod owners, but 192 for Zune and 102 for Toshiba (which are probably the same people).
iPod owners need to go to the URL and add their ratings. There is no way only 11 iPod users shold be listed. It should be more like 10,000 iPod ratings.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6490_7-6551614-1.html
I have been in the vicinity where Kim was (I had property there for years). It is easy to lose one’s sense of direction real fast, especially with snow on the ground. It is a tragedy, to say the least.
Earlier today, before his body was found, either CNN or MSNBC news, I forget which, was doing a peice on him.
Split screen showed him holding ipod while talking, with a row of imacs behind him (G5).
On another note- trail of clothes may have been not a trail at all. Sometimes hypothemia causes physical, as well as mental disorientation, and sufferers while experiencing frostbite often feel “warm”, and beging shedding clothes.
I lost a friend in the Adirondaks- same way, almost.
He did NOT have Gore-Tex, layered clothes, etc. Wandered away from car.