CNET senior editor James Kim ultimately succumbed to exposure with hypothermia after hiking more than 10 miles through treacherous Oregon wilderness "in an effort to seek help for his family," police said Thursday.
Kim, 35, was found Wednesday lying on his back fully clothed in creek waters 1 to 2 feet deep about a mile from the Rogue River, Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police said at a press conference detailing the Kim family's ordeal.
"There were no injuries to the body that would be incapacitating," Hastings said, citing autopsy results. No information was made available about the time of Kim's death.
With Kim was a backpack containing miscellaneous items including identification, Hastings said.
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