Breaking News: Rescuers Find Missing Mom & 2 Kids, But Not Dad Who Went for Help

[TnT]

Several years ago my bro and I went to do some hiking along the Rouge River (Gold Beach is on the ocean end of the river) at the end of March. Most everywhere was sunny and warm but we ran into one road that was completely snowed in. It is very deceiving driving around there and add in what Jon said and for out of towners I can imagine how this can easily happen.

News reports say the 3 are in good condition. They burned their tires for heat and the husband tested berries for them before he left.

[Jon P. Inghram]

I'm suspecting this may have been an example of "following the GPS to their doom." If I set a route from Roseburg to Gold Beach using "shortest distance" calculation and don't filter out dirt roads, I get a route that takes I-5 south out of Roseburg, just past Glendale, and then west out of Wolf Creek along some road that looks like it would be a really neat drive in the summer, but probably would be a rather bad idea in the winter.

Just checked some Portland news stations and, indeed, that was the road they were found on.

[Helevitia]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234281,00.html

Som more info:

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say three of the four members of a San Francisco family that disappeared during a family vacation in Oregon more than a week ago were found alive today.

Kati Kim and her two young daughters were found in the family's car, but Kim's husband, James, was not with them. He reportedly put on snowshoes and hiked out to go for help.

Kati Kim and the children were airlifted from the scene to a hospital.

There was no immediate word on their condition or how the family got stranded.

The family was seen at a restaurant in Roseburg, Oregon on November 25th, when they were about to set off on drive of about 135 miles to the Gold Beach area.

The family's cell phone triggered a ping on a cell tower near Glendale the next day, making it the last registered sign of them until today.

[Helevitia]

Just saw thius story on my local news station. This is the CNET employee and his family that went missing a week or so ago. All they say is what I posted in the title. I hope he is OK as well. This story saddened me when I first heard about it.