Tech TV cast member missing

[jsinger]

This guy was one of the regulars on "The Screen Savers" on TECH TV a few years ago.

[cnn.com...]

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) -- Three members of a San Francisco family missing for more than a week were found alive Monday in a remote area of southern Oregon, police said.

A search continued for the father. Investigators said a helicopter spotted 30-year-old Kati Kim waving an umbrella about 1:45 p.m. PST.

[rocknbil]

Yeah that's about 30 miles from me. Been pretty cold here too.

[ipohopper]

Unfortunately they found his body today.

At 12:03 p.m. the body of the San Francisco man was found in the steep narrow canyon where searchers had followed his trail, said teary-eyed Josephine County Undersheriff Brian Anderson, surrounded by dozens of reporters. He could not continue talking. That's when Lt. Gregg Hastings stepped in.

[jsinger]

Incompetent TV reporting on this story. (as usual)

Young news girl was on TV last night excited that his pants had been found by searchers. She argued that Kim was discarding his clothing to let others know where he was. Yeah, Right!

[jsinger]

With his death, Kim has become a huge media star.

Larry King's show focused on him tonite. Too bad TV was full of Britney a few days ago when the publicity might have saved his life by bringing out more searchers sooner.

[skipfactor]

Faulty online mapping linked to wrong turn disaster?

Questionable directions given by online mapping services could have contributed to the death of James Kim, who perished while trying to save his stranded family.

When using the Yahoo Maps, MapQuest and Google Maps online services to plot directions from Grants Pass to Gold Beach, Yahoo and MapQuest both recommend taking the same, safer highway route, while Google suggests a shortcut through roads that become dangerous in winter.

It hasn't been definitively confirmed which online mapping service, if any, the Kim family used for directions.

[smh.com.au...]

[rocknbil]

There is really only one road from the coast to G.P. The only other route through the mountains is north all the way to (Florence? cuts across to Roseburg) or south into California.

The shortcut route is actually an improved old BLM access road, gravel and dirt. It's also very clear within the first few miles before hitting any snow that this is offroad territory.

Some of you may remember the Kalmiopsis Wilderness fire a few years back. The fire raged for months because (growers disgused as) environmentalists have lobbied for years to keep road improvments out of there, there was no access to fight it. The Wild Rogue Wilderness is the same way. That shortcut is an agony even in the summer and while it is a shortcut in miles it takes several hours longer than the Redwood Highway.

I don't know, I have a feeling this is probably best attributed to stubborness. He should have turned around. I've been on all these roads for years and anyone can see this is not a road to be on if you don't know where you're going.

Sad outcome, to say the least.