Re: [Tccc] Prof. Are Hjørungnes missing - Possible Help from Community
Hyoung-Kee Choi
hkchoi
Fri May 20 22:28:29 EDT 2011
I hope that I see him soon. I am so sorry that I cannot give you help and physical support at this time but I pray for his safety with whole heart.
>From Korea, Hyoung-Kee Choi
On May 21, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Walid Saad wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am saddened to report that our colleague and my former advisor,
> Professor Are Hj?rungnes, who is a Professor at the University of
> Oslo, Norway, has been missing since Saturday May 14th, 2011, while he
> was hiking with a running group during his sabbatical in Hawaii. While
> the official search by the Hawaiian state ended last Tuesday, with no
> trace of Are. Several volunteers as well as close friends and family
> of Are, have been trying to pursue the search in the Hawaiian terrain,
> in the hope that they would be able to locate him.
>
> Here are a few news updates on the issue:
>
> - http://findare.blogspot.com/
> - http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7714160d30374a9f8e0b50317f99dc29/HI--Missing-Runner/
> - http://www.hurthawaii.com/2011/05/update-on-search-for-are-hjorungnes.html?cid=6a00d83451d2fd69e2014e888daa6a970d
>
> According to the blog set up by Are's friends, one of the main
> difficulties the volunteers are currently facing, pertains to the
> dense vegetation in some of the areas there.
>
> Given our community's expertise in communications and remote sensing,
> I am sending this email to inquire on whether it would be possible to
> get some help, from anyone who has some suggestions or equipment that
> can help the volunteers in their search. In particular, remote
> sensing equipment (or the likes) that can see through vegetation,
> whether it be through aerial means or handheld, would be certainly an
> asset to the search team.
>
> If you think you are able to help in this manner, in any way, notably
> from an equipment point of view, please contact Professor Zhu Han, at
> hanzhu22 at gmail.com, when and if possible.
>
> We thank you in advance and we hope that, the whole community, will
> join us in our prayers that Are will be find safe and sound, soon,
>
> Best regards,
> Walid
>
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