Wings of a Bird

'Superhuman' effort, tragic end - Seattle P-I
James Kim put himself through a desperate ordeal, trekking eight miles through icy, nearly impenetrable terrain in what one rescue leader called a "superhuman" effort to save his family. ...
A helicopter crew spotted Kim's body in the creek at a place where the terrain becomes impassable on both sides because two sheer cliffs line the water. ...
Had Kim known to go the other way down the logging road from the start, he would have soon come to a fishing and rafting resort known as Black Bar Lodge. It was vacant for the winter, but rescuers checked it several times, Winters said.
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The Kims ran the engine of their station wagon to power its heater, and when the gas was gone, they burned the tires. They ate what little food they had, and Kati Kim breastfed her two daughters.
A private helicopter spotted her Monday afternoon. ...