Ask for the name of this story. Has anyone heard the story of a family trapped in a mountain by car in a snowstorm? In order to prevent all

It seems like love in a timely manner. On June 8, 2006 165438+ 10/kloc-0, James and his wife Katie King left San Francisco with their 4-year-old daughter Penelope and 7-month-old Sabini to spend Thanksgiving with their families in Seattle. 165438+1At 8: 30 pm on October 25th, James and his family had dinner in Rosberg, in central Oregon, and set off on their way home.

When the car passed the Rocky Mountain area on the Oregon border, James missed the No.42 expressway intersection that he should have entered. They looked at the map and decided to detour through the mountainside instead of going back the same way. On the map published by Oregon Department of Transportation from 2005 to 2007, this road section was clearly marked with a warning in red line, which read "This road is closed in winter". However, there is no similar warning sign on the map they use. Due to frequent snowstorms in winter, many sections of this road will be closed, but these intersections were not closed this winter due to the mistakes of the US Federal Bureau of Land Management.

Two hours after driving into the mountain pass, he has climbed to an altitude of 2300 meters along the mountain road. At this time, the violent snowstorm came unexpectedly, and the strong wind smashed large pieces of snowflakes on the window. Because of the narrow mountain road, the huge station wagon could not turn around at all, so James had to move on, passing one fork in the road after another. Later, in a place with a wide road surface, he successfully turned off the car. But on the way back, the thick snow has covered the whole road, making it difficult for the car to move forward.

James estimated the remaining fuel. In the present weather, if we go the wrong way again, we won't be able to support the original entrance. On second thought, James had to stop where he was, expecting to meet other passing vehicles. However, heavy snow covered the entrance of the mountain, and no vehicles passed through the originally impassable mountain road. They tried to use their mobile phones to ask for help from the outside world, but because there was no signal, they could not get in touch with the outside world at all.

165438+1October 30th, all the food and fuel have been consumed. The only thing the James family can count on is outside help. In fact, the rescue work has just begun.

James King failed to return to work in San Francisco on1October 27th, which attracted the attention of his colleagues. James' colleague meg ryan tried to get in touch with him and his wife, but she couldn't. Ryan immediately had a bad feeling and contacted James' father Spencer, who knew nothing about James' family. Therefore, they reported the case to the police on1October 28th through 165438+. However, it wasn't until165438+1October 30th that the police departments in San Francisco and Portland officially started the investigation.

Just this afternoon, James, who was trapped halfway up the mountain, saw that the spare battery of the last mobile phone would be completely exhausted. With a glimmer of hope, he dialed 9 1 1 again. The call was actually connected this time, but the signal only lasted 1 second and then disappeared due to the exhaustion of power.

65438+February 1, the notice to find the missing James king family was distributed to the police stations in Oregon and several neighboring States. Tony Mahone, a senior police officer in a forest police station in the Rocky Mountain area, immediately thought that a man had strayed into the mountain area by car on the 1994 and was trapped in the mountain by a snowstorm and froze to death. Could it be that the James family encountered the same danger here? So the police focused their search on those remote mountain roads. In the afternoon, the police mobilized two helicopters and searched in the mountains until midnight. However, due to the complex terrain, rich vegetation and snow cover, many roads can't be seen at high altitude. At the same time, the police rushed to several local intersections, but they were surprised to find that none of the mountain roads that should have been closed in winter had warning signs prohibiting traffic.

On February 2, 65438, the police search still made no progress. James's father Spencer used all his savings to hire private detectives and three helicopters to help the police search. At this time, the news of James' disappearance has been seen in the media, and millions of Americans are paying close attention to the fate of this family.

In order to prevent his wife and daughter from freezing, James cut off the leather and plastic on the car and put it in the open space to keep warm. Everything that should be burned is burned, and finally there is nothing to burn and keep warm except clothes. Seeing the unbearable cold of his wife and daughters, James was in a hurry and took off his tires to burn for warmth. On the morning of February 2, 65438, the last spare tire was burned. If we wait any longer, the whole family will die. James was silent for a long time and said firmly to his wife, "honey, I must go out and ask for help." You stay in the car with the children and wait for my good news. Don't go away! " "Katie said with tears," For God's sake, please don't leave me, or I may never see you again. We'll die together. "At this time, James is wearing tennis shoes, jeans, sweatshirts and other casual clothes, which are very thin, and the temperature outside is-15 * C. After studying the map carefully, James thinks that the nearest town is only 6.5 kilometers (actually 57 kilometers). James promised his wife that he would be back before 1 pm. Katie still disagrees with James's adventure plan. James pointed to his two daughters and said, "Do you know what it means to them if I don't go out? There is hope for life when you go out! " Looking at Sabini, who is only seven months old in her arms, Katie can't help but relent. 65438+In the early morning of February 2 10, James hugged and kissed his wife and daughter goodbye: "Dear, believe me, I am in good health, even the cold weather can't help me. I believe that I will lead the rescuers back soon, and I will never leave you alone. " The tearful Katie watched James's back disappear in the snow!

On the afternoon of February 2, 65438, Harry Eric, an engineer working in a wireless group in the United States, took the initiative to contact the police after seeing the TV news. He told the police that at 3: 20 pm that day, he found that a cell phone signal flashed by on the 30th, and the call time was less than one second. It was the only call record since the 25th at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters in the Rocky Mountain, and the dialed number was 9 1 1!

The police quickly determined that the mobile phone owner who dialed the number 9 1 1 was James King.

The news rekindled the hope of the police, and now they are almost certain that Mr. and Mrs. James are trapped in the snow on the hillside. But what they don't know is that James has gone out for help alone, leaving his wife and daughter 12 hours.

On February 3, 65438, a wider search was launched on the vast snowfield, and hundreds of people joined the rescue search team. In addition to several roaring helicopters in the sky and busy people on the ground, the federal government even specially mobilized a reconnaissance satellite to move over the area to collect accurate and informative satellite images of this mountainous area at all times. Local authorities also quickly set up a cell phone tower in the search area to strengthen the signal and facilitate the contact between rescuers. Three helicopters hired by James' father dropped 18 rescue packages in the whole snow area, including clothes, food and some necessities for survival. Spencer wrote a total of 18 letters to his son, which were put in each rescue package. He sincerely prayed that his son's family would return safely.

Reconnaissance satellites soon came into play: they found a rut mark submerged under the vast snow, but the rut mark extended to a fork in the road and could no longer be distinguished. This is because cars can't get on, and there is no better way than to airdrop a capable search team to the scene by helicopter. The leader of the search team is Bradley Belleek, an expert with rich experience in mountain search and first aid, and Sheriff Mahone is one of them.

65438+At 8: 00 a.m. on February 3rd, the Belleek search team landed at a fork in the road at the waist of the Rocky Mountains. After careful inspection, Captain Belleek judged that the rut marks should continue to extend upward through the intersection on the left, which means that James' car is probably in front of this intersection. Suddenly, Sheriff Mahone pointed down and shouted, "Look, there are footprints over there!" " "At the crossroads towards the southwest of the canyon, there is a row of footprints walking down.

Against the snowstorm, rescuers struggled forward along the vague footprints left in the snow. After walking about 3.3 kilometers in the forest road below the mountain, the footprints turned into canyons, and rescuers continued to search downstream along the frozen stream. The search team walked more than 8 kilometers, and Captain Belleek took the lead in finding a pair of men's jeans, which he decided were James' clothes. However, in this cold season, why did he abandon his clothes? Doesn't he know that this will lead to hypothermia and faster death? Later, more James's clothes were found on the roadside. What is particularly exciting is that the search team found a scribbled note in a shirt pocket with only one sentence on it: "Quick! They are on the hillside in the southeast! " Captain Belleek concluded that these clothes were the traces of life that James led rescuers to find their families. James knows the serious consequences of giving up clothes, but he would rather give up his life for the safety of his wife and daughter. The members of the search team were deeply moved and worried about James' safety.

At this time, the snowstorm was so severe that the search could not be continued, but Captain Belleek insisted on participating in the night flight search plan. Bellick believes that with such a great husband and father, James's wife and daughter must still have hope of living.

At about 0: 45 a.m. on February 4th, Captain Belleek continued his search near the mountainside by helicopter carrying out night search mission. The pilot found that there seemed to be a big black spot at the foot of a very remote mountain. Seeker was finally excited to find that this black spot was the station wagon that James had been missing for many days. However, when Captain Belleek got off the helicopter and approached the car, he found that there were traces of tire burning near the car, but the cold car was empty!

Captain Belleek boarded the helicopter again and flew low to search the ground. He shouted the names of James and Katie over the megaphone. In the snowstorm, he vaguely heard someone shouting,,,,, about 1.6 km from the parking lot. He found Katie waving her arms for help. Alone with her is a shivering 4-year-old daughter Penelope, with her 7-month-old daughter Sabbini in her arms.

Katie really hoped that it was James in the snowstorm, or that James had been found. Maybe James took a helicopter to save the mother and daughter. However, Captain Belleek told her with a heavy heart that there was no news from James. Katie couldn't help crying.

On the plane, Katie told Captain Belleek that James had been away for more than a day, and she was very anxious about it. Just an hour ago, she decided to abandon the car and take her daughter to find their father. Katie clasped Captain Belleek's hand with tears in her eyes and begged, "Captain, please do something to save my husband. He must still be alive. " Captain Belleek nodded, but he didn't say his guess about finding James' clothes, because he was worried that Katie would bring more blows to the team.

Fortunately, the mother and daughter were in good health after a week's trek in the wild in the snow and ice. Spencer, who had been waiting hard at the foot of the mountain, saw his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and hurried forward to hug her tightly, losing her voice in pain. Until this moment, no one wants to tell them that James' hope of survival is almost gone.

After dawn on February 4, 65438, the search operation resumed. At about 12, the Belleek search and rescue team finally found James King's body 49 kilometers away from the place where the family was trapped. What is touching is that when James's body was found, he was naked, lying on the ground, still looking up into the distance. The forensic doctor later described: "He was soaked to the skin, and he couldn't keep warm in the ice and snow; Apart from hunger, his fatigue is unimaginable, and in the environment of MINUS ten degrees Celsius, it is impossible for a normal person to persist in this environment for half a day. "

In fact, in the last two days of his life, James still walked 49 kilometers in the snow with strong will, of which 24.5 kilometers was in a barren and steep canyon. Captain Belleek followed the footsteps left by James all the way, and found that James had walked through thick snow, crawled in a stream full of rocks and residual wood, and passed through dense bushes. Even a row of footprints extends to a deep ice pool and then appears on the other side of the ice water. The father, who was thin in clothes and tortured by hunger and cold for more than a week, groped alone in the ice and snow for two days. When he couldn't find a rescue team, he was willing to sacrifice his life.

On February 7th, 65438, when Captain Belleek and Sheriff Mahone talked about the search process, they turned their heads in tears and remained silent for a long time. All the mainstream American media rushed to report James's touching story, and his photos were also published in People magazine. James King's story makes people deeply feel that real heroes are often around us and live by us. What really encourages and supports an ordinary person to become a hero in times of crisis is the eternal affection and love of human beings!