They found his wife and kids safe in the car!!

But James decided to snowshoe out for help, and hasnt been found. Its very cold there at night, and I fear he may have perished from exposure. Hes been gone two days.

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Thats pretty sad, surely they stood a much better chance in the wagon waiting for help though, he shouldnt have gone out on his own.

I should add that the blame for them getting lost is likely because they used an online mapping service that doesnt take road conditions into consideration. Yay, technology. :cry:

yeah, I think his logic was that though he may endanger himself by setting off like that, he was increasing the liklihood of his kids and wife getting rescued.

Sure cant fault his sacrifice and bravery. It is a sad loss.

Was on BBC news. The idea if you get stuck in a situation like that is to stick to the road and follow it. Guess he just wasnt meant to make it.

He was in a car, and clearly lacking in common sense.

1. Setting off when delirious, suffering from starvation and dehydration is stupid.. monumentally stupid... incredibly stupid... so stupid that you would have to be blimmin delirious to even think it was even remotely not stupid to do it.

2. Hes in a car, its a bomb... on wheels.... wheels made of rubber.. which burns with thick black smoke. Er... "hello!!!".

3. Surrounded by snow... there is no reason why you should go dehydrated. providing you can keep yourself warm... snow melts well when placed in a container kept close to the skin.

4. The news story said he had everything he needed for a camping trip... he had all the gear, and clearly no idea. People have survived in worse conditions, on a stick of lipbalm for 2 weeks because they used their head.

Granted its a horrible loss, and a sad one at that. But you cannot say it was unavoidable. He did a somewhat foolish thing, and ended up paying the ultimate price.