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Rescuers have found the body of a US man who set off on a solo trek to find help for his family, trapped in a snowbound car on a remote Oregon road.Rescuers have found the body of a US man who set off on a solo trek to find help for his family, trapped in a snowbound car on a remote Oregon road.
Trackers had been following James Kim's footprints and searching by helicopter since his wife and two young daughters were rescued from the car on Monday.Trackers had been following James Kim's footprints and searching by helicopter since his wife and two young daughters were rescued from the car on Monday.
It is thought that Mr Kim, a 35-year-old internet journalist, had walked about eight miles in the snow.It is thought that Mr Kim, a 35-year-old internet journalist, had walked about eight miles in the snow.
The family had been missing in Oregon's Coast Range since 25 November.The family had been missing in Oregon's Coast Range since 25 November.
They had been returning to San Francisco after a holiday.They had been returning to San Francisco after a holiday.
'Rugged terrain''Rugged terrain'
Mr Kim's wife, Kati, 30, told police they made a wrong turn and became stuck in the snow with their two daughters, Penelope, four, and Sabine, seven months.Mr Kim's wife, Kati, 30, told police they made a wrong turn and became stuck in the snow with their two daughters, Penelope, four, and Sabine, seven months.
Undersheriff Brian Anderson broke down at a news conferenceUndersheriff Brian Anderson broke down at a news conference
The family ran the car's heater until the vehicle ran out of petrol, then burned tyres to keep warm and attract attention.The family ran the car's heater until the vehicle ran out of petrol, then burned tyres to keep warm and attract attention.
When their limited supplies of food ran down, Mr Kim set out on foot to find help in what rescuers described as an extraordinary effort to stay alive.When their limited supplies of food ran down, Mr Kim set out on foot to find help in what rescuers described as an extraordinary effort to stay alive.
"He was very motivated," said Undersheriff Brian Anderson. "We were having trouble in there. He travelled a long distance.""He was very motivated," said Undersheriff Brian Anderson. "We were having trouble in there. He travelled a long distance."
The officer said Mr Kim had walked through "tremendously rugged terrain," dressed in trainers, trousers, shirt and a medium-weight jacket.The officer said Mr Kim had walked through "tremendously rugged terrain," dressed in trainers, trousers, shirt and a medium-weight jacket.
He had walked a circuitous route and his body was found little more than a mile from the car. An autopsy is being carried out to determine how he died. He had walked a circuitous route and his body was found little more than a mile from the car.
An autopsy determined that he had died of exposure, but could not pinpoint exactly when the father-of-two died.
His wife and children were found with the aid of a "ping" from one of the family's mobile phones which helped narrow down their location, rescuers said.His wife and children were found with the aid of a "ping" from one of the family's mobile phones which helped narrow down their location, rescuers said.
Mr Kim was a senior editor for the technology media company CNET Networks Inc.Mr Kim was a senior editor for the technology media company CNET Networks Inc.