- In this undated photo provided by Mount Rainier National Park, Yong Chun Kim, 66, …
- In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 photo provided by Yong Chun Kim, of Tacoma, Wash., …
Yong Chun Kim, 66, of Tacoma, Wash., talks at his home about his experience being …
Yong Chun Kim, 66, of Tacoma, Wash., looks through photos on his camera as he talks …
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A snowshoer who was lost in a blizzard for two days on Washington state's Mount Rainier said he stayed alive by digging out a snow tunnel and burning the dollar bills for warmth.
Yong Chun Kim, 66, of Tacoma, said he carried a lighter and other emergency supplies and burned personal items: extra socks, Band-Aid, toothbrush, packaging, and lastly $1 and $5 bills from his wallet.
Kim, who served in the South Korean military in the Vietnam War, told KOMO-TV in Seattle that skills he learned as a soldier helped him survive. He said he wasn't scared. He kept waiting for the sounds of the helicopter — though severe weather conditions prevented park officials from using one to search for Kim.
"I'm a lucky man, a really lucky man," he said in an interview Tuesday afternoon from his home. More....Yahoo News
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