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A mother and children who lost their way in a blizzard have been rescued after more than a week in freezing temperatures, but the Korean American father is still missing, AP reported Tuesday.
James Kim (35) and family, from San Francisco, disappeared after visiting a friend’s house in Oregon and heading back along the coast. Oregon police conducted an intensive search for the family that involved helicopters equipped with heat sensors and search dogs to the scene. They eventually found Kati Kim (30) and her two daughters Penelope (4) and Sabine (7 months) holding on inside the family car.
The three were rushed to a local hospital, where they are recovering. But the husband, who struck out on his own to find help, remains missing. At around 7:45 a.m. last Saturday, James Kim left the family, saying if he could not find help he would head back to the vehicle by 1 p.m., but he never returned. The family survived by digging through the snow for wild strawberries and tree berries. At first they ran the car at night to help them endure the cold, but they ran out of fuel and ended up burning clothes to keep warm.
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Kati Kim talks to her rescuers on Monday after being lost in the Oregon wilderness for nine days. Next to her is her seven-month-old daughter.
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Police said a faint cell phone signal enabled them to narrow down the area where the family could be. The hospital says Kati Kim did her best to keep the children warm by holding them in her arms through their time in the cold. Policed searched for the family by spreading out from the restaurant where they were last seen.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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