[Update Dec 6. James Kim was found dead in the Windy Creek Drainage of the Rogue River Wilderness. Updates here]
Merlin, Oregon 5:15pm Monday December 4:
News conference notes:
Kati and kids in hospital in “good condition” (he also said they are in “great condition” James is still missing.
Carson Helicopter found them. Edge Wireless guy’s computer model helped concentrate the search in the correct area.
Units now tracking Mr. Kim’s footprints into the Windy Creek Drainage area.
2 USFS officers will track footprints throughout the night.
“They’ll be out there all night and will work 24/7 until we bring him home”.
Windy Creek Drainage area is James’ probable location. National Guard Helicopter on the way. More searchers headed to area. Dog teams will arrive in the morning as will river searchers.
James is wearing jeans, tennis shoes, sweater and jacket and may have a couple of lighters and possibly a camera strobe.
Family found today in “very good shape”. They had minor provisions, ran car at night to stay warm. Started to burn tires to stay warm. Don’t know if they ran off road. Were not on main road. James left 7:45 Saturday Morning, up the road they came down. At some point he went over into Big Windy Creek Drainage where they hope to find him soon.
Kati and kids may have to spend the night as a precaution, but according to the officer speaking now they are in “great shape”. Cell phone info was critical to the find. “Searchers did a fantastic job”.
Joe Duck 
Thnx for the update Joeduck and your keeping on top of the story from last week. This blog has some of the best info anywhere and is appreciated.
Continued prayers for James, that somehow he is OK. It is wonderful news about his wife and two little girls. That is a long time to be lost and out in the cold …
Thanks for your input joeduck… I am from Ashland. I spent this morning/today searching on my own up around the Bear Camp turn off. On returning to the main road an officer up there gave me the news… I would have kept hiking around looking for James but the Sherif said they had it covered. I am not familiar with Big Windy Creek Drainage… Where does it end up?
as per last comment… thanks for the map description on the front page… great explanation.
Good for you Joe Dully. I’ve linked my latest post to a map of the Windy Creek Drainage which is basically south of Rogue River at Horseshoe Bend and I think a few miles west of where the car was found up near the Bear Camp overlook.
best picture ever (in case you missed it)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/12/04/BAGR2MP9383.DTL&o=0