The body of missing CNET senior editor, James Kim, was found Wednesday approximately half a mile from the Rogue River in Oregon, US.
Kim and his family were on their way home from a Thanksgiving get together when their car became stuck in the snow on a desolate side road. The family ran the car's engine to keep warm and then resorted to burning the tires for heat when the gas ran out. After exhausting all means of providing warmth for his family, James set out for help carrying little more than the clothes on his back.
James is survived by his wife, Kati, and two children who were discovered alive on Monday, December 4th and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Related Links:
James Kin final C-Net video: Link
MSNBC Coverage: Link
Wired News Coverage: Link
holy shit, this kinda stuff happens in real life?
damn
R.I.P.
Dec-07-2006 05:51
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Saw this earlier, and I was really startled...
I read CNET all the time and watch CNET TV and have seen pretty much everything he's been in, and read almost all of his reviews.
This shit sucks. I'm going to miss Crave, and of course, his MP3 player reviews on CNET TV.
Rest in peace, James Kim.
Dec-07-2006 05:55
Chris Allen
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
I read CNET all the time and watch CNET TV and have seen pretty much everything he's been in, and read almost all of his reviews.
Same. I've been following this story for a while now through digg and diggnation. Really sad to see this end up this way
Originally posted by Pett
holy shit, this kinda stuff happens in real life?
damn
R.I.P.
No kidding. That's crazy.
R.I.P.
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Dec-09-2006 14:24
MarkT
Automatic Static
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto
that's very sad...
everyone should keep even a very basic emergency kit in their trunk. If living/driving in the middle of nowhere on a regular basis, outside of cell phone service, I'd invest in a GPS of some sort.
I forget where I recently read this, but a burning candle will actually give off enough heat inside a car to keep people from freezing to death.
matches, candles, blanket + water will keep you alive until someone passes by.
Dec-09-2006 21:36
Playa24_7
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by geroin
this is extremely sad and shocking..
my condolences to his family