“James Kim put himself through a desperate ordeal, climbing down a ravine over boulders and logs, though nearly impenetrable brush and in and out of an icy creek, in what one rescue leader called a ‘superhuman’ effort to save his family.”
Background: With Father’s Day coming up, I’m reprising some of the stories and posts about remarkable fathers that I’ve written over the years. The San Francisco Chronicle article below details the heroism of the late James Kim (pictured), and how he gave his life trying to save his wife and kids.ÂÂ
James Kim: Hero Father
From the San Francisco Chronicle article “Stranded father’s heroic last hours: He crawled, climbed through 5-mile canyon, left trail for rescuers” (12/7/06): ÂÂ
“James Kim put himself through a desperate ordeal, climbing down a ravine over boulders and logs, though nearly impenetrable brush and in and out of an icy creek, in what one rescue leader called a ‘superhuman’ effort to save his family.
In the end, his exhausting trek took him in a big, oval-shaped loop to within half a mile of where Big Windy Creek empties out into the Rogue River in the southern Oregon mountains. (more…)
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