This was on CNN today
San Francisco family found alive, father still missing
Story Highlights•Mother and children missing for nine days found in Oregon, 
police say
•Kati Kim's husband, James Kim, left the family two days ago to get help
•Mother nursed children because they had no food, authorities say
•Searchers are following James Kim's footprints

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) -- A San Francisco mother and her two children 
who had been missing for nine days were found alive Monday along a snowy 
roadway in southwestern Oregon, police said.

A search continued for the father who left his family two days ago on foot to 
get help.

Investigators said a helicopter spotted 30-year-old Kati Kim waving an 
umbrella about 1:45 p.m. PST.

She was with daughters Penelope, 4, and Sabine, 7 months.

They were airlifted to Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass.

"Mom arrived in an ambulance smiling and waving," said Linda Rankin, vice 
president for patient care at the hospital.

She said all three were in good condition, and would spend the night at the 
hospital.

Rescuers continued to look for Kati Kim's husband, 35-year-old James Kim. 
(Watch what authorities are doing to find missing man)

Helicopters with thermal imaging technology were added to the search Monday 
night, and searchers were following the father's footprints over a ridge and 
down into a drainage. (Where they were last seen and found)

Josephine County Undersheriff Brian Anderson said the family turned off a side 
road and got stuck in the snow.

They had been traveling along rural roads that are often used as shortcuts to 
Gold Beach on the south Oregon coast.

The roads are typically used by whitewater rafters in the summer, but often 
are treacherous and impassible during the winter.

Nursing supervisor Cynthia Russell said the mother nursed both the children 
while they were lost because there was no food or water in their car.

The family stayed warm by running the car at night until they ran out of gas, 
and then they burned the tires, authorities said.

When the father struck out for help, he left wearing only tennis shoes, pants, 
a sweater and a jacket.

His family said he had outdoor experience, and Oregon State Police Lt. Doug 
Ladd said there is "a very reasonable chance" that he is still alive.

Russell said the family reported that he had eaten berries in the area, but they 
weren't sure if they were poisonous.

The family saw friends in Portland on November 25 and then headed toward 
home after a Thanksgiving trip to the Pacific Northwest. They were last 
spotted at a restaurant that same day.

They had reservations at a lodge, but never arrived.

During the past several days, authorities combed highways and byways using 
snow machines and helicopters. Troopers checked hotels and resorts along 
the south coast. They also tried to track the family by tracing their credit 
history and cell phone signals.

The area is in the same region where another family was found in their RV in 
March.

The family, missing for more than two weeks, had also taken a shortcut and 
got stuck in the snow.

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