MERLIN, Ore. (AP) - The body of San Francisco father James Kim was found in Oregon's snowy coastal mountains on Wednesday, searchers said.

Kim's body was in the Big Windy Creek drainage near the Rogue River, where ground crews and helicopters had been searching for days.

He set out on foot Saturday seeking help for his family, stranded nearly a week on a road through the mountains.

His wife and two children were rescued Monday.

Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police said Kim's body was found shortly after noon.

Searchers were emotional as they broke the news at temporary headquarters near the mountain road the Kim family took on Nov. 25 as they headed home from a holiday trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Earlier in the day, searchers said they had uncovered clues that suggested Kim, 35, had shed clothing and arranged it to give searchers clues to his whereabouts. They had also made plans to drop rescue packages for Kim with clothing, emergency gear and provisions.

Hastings praised Kim's family, which had financed helicopter searches.

"They have been true champions throughout this whole ordeal," Hastings said.

Kim's wife, Kati, and two daughters were rescued Monday at their car, stuck in the snow on a remote road.

When he left the car Saturday, James Kim went about two miles along the road, and then headed down into a drainage area, Hastings said. One pair of his pants were found about a mile below where Kim left the road.

Anderson said when he left his family Kim, a senior editor for a technology media company, was wearing tennis shoes, pants and a heavy coat, but no hat.

The Kims had been missing since Nov. 25, when they left Portland headed home after a holiday trip to the Pacific Northwest. They were to stay at a resort in Gold Beach.

Kati Kim told officers that, traveling south from Portland, the couple missed the turnoff from Interstate 5 to a state highway, Oregon 42, leading through the mountains to Gold Beach.

The couple made a wrong turn and stopped in what they thought was a visible area. They used their car heater until they ran out of gas, then burned tires to stay warm and attract attention. With only a few jars of baby food and limited supplies, Kati Kim nursed her children.

The family told their rescuers that James Kim left his family about 7:45 a.m. Saturday in search of help and went the way they had come, saying he would return by 1 p.m. if he found none. He did not return.

On Monday, searchers in a helicopter hired by the family spotted Kati Kim, 30, and daughters Penelope, 4, and Sabine, 7 months. They left a hospital in Grants Pass Tuesday and were described as in good condition.

The complicated road network is commonly used by whitewater rafters on the Rogue River or as a shortcut to the coast in the summer, but it is not plowed in the winter and can be impassable.

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