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James Kim. Hero.

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[Mardougrrl]

I'm so very sorry for the family, and for all who knew and loved him.

This is so wrong. :(

[dutch from sweet juniper]

tragic.

[pseudostoops]

Thinking about what he did to fight for his family makes me ache- it's awful to see it end this way.

[A]

Indeed. I cannot even find the words to express my grief.

[Lorraine]

I cannot express the depth of my sorrow I feel for the entire family.
God bless them all, give them some peace and comfort and allow the children some solace as they grow up without a dad, knowing that he died a hero in every sense of the word.

[Your Mamma]

State of Oregon has a lot of questions to answer. From aerial shots, the car was very visible and the road they were on had people rescued from last year. What took them so long?

Also, I heard that the Oregon Sheriff did not send helicopters up for a few days....hence James' dad hired his own...it was a private helicopter that found the family.

I'm upset because none of this would have happened if they looked in the obvious place! This could have been a happy ending.

I'm so sorry, I know how upset you are.

[Jennifer]

I have no words - I'm completely speechless...may God bless the Kim family.

[Kim]

I have followed this since your first post and my heart aches for the family at this time. Several times a day I would check here and on the family site for info. When I saw the previous update on their site at 12:30 I thought surely it would be good news. I am so saddened at their loss.

[Colleen]

This news leaves me grieving for a brave, brave man and a family I've never met but who've I've held close to my heart for the last several days. This is the most devastating news. I'm praying for his family.

[HeatherJ]

I can't think of what to say. I try but the only thing that comes out is sadness. I was so hopeful this morning and within a few hours that was taken away. My heart goes out to Kati and her girls and to the memory of their wonderful husband/father James Kim.

[crazedparent]

heartbroken. that's all i can say without turning into a flood of tears. my heart just aches.

[Meg]

They have my prayers.

[Emily of Redwhineandboo]

No words, just tears here.

[Glennia]

I was hoping and praying for a happy ending. I am so sad for his family, to endure what they have and not have their dad return. Just so very sad.

[Laura]

heartbroken.

[supersugarstar]

i'm completely heartbroken for his family. he is a hero.

love to the kim family.

[Jenny]

I'm crushed. What a tragic, tragic loss.

[twizzle]

Devastating news. My heart aches for the Kim family. So, so sorry.

[daddy in a strange land]

So, so sad. And I know I'm thinking what everyone else is thinking too, underneath the sadness for the Kim family--that I wish I could leave work right now and run home and hug my wife and daughter so tightly right now and not let go.

[molly cyr]

I'm shaking. So sad and upsetting.

[Nina]

It's just too much...too sad. I don't even know what to say...

He died trying to save his family. There is no more that I can think of...

I just feel so very sad for Kati and her daughters and for James's parents as well. I can't imagine their pain.

[Beth]

I've been so affected by this as have so many others. We hoped beyond hope for a good ending and I think it is that much more tragic knowing that if only he'd stayed with his family, he'd be here. But, of course, he did the only imaginable thing -- to try to find help when it appeared none would come. This is unbearably sad.

[KG]

I've been following this story since I first saw your post about the family missing.

I can't believe it has ended this way. So tragic.

What a brave and loving man! What a courageous soul. The entire family is courageous. Kati, the mom, helped saved the girls by breastfeeding them to keep them nourished and alive. Amazing.

In the wilderness for days with two young children! I can't even imagine what they all had to go through.

All my prayers and blessing to all the families involved.

[mamaloo]

I'm profoundly affected. that dear family, those girls. that daddy. I'm still kind of speechless.

[Lea]

Just put some pasta in to boil, called up cnn.com, and had to shoo Baby A from the kitchen so she wouldn't see the shock and tears for a family we don't even know.

Joining everyone tonight in hugging my child and husband a little tighter...and sending thougths of empathy and comfort to the Kims and their family.