Will they find Irina Yun alive today ? I am very hopeful. Monday 5 January 2009

Missing tramper’s daughter Liann, 4, waits for herMother

This morning I received a comment from Irina Yun’s ex-parttnerOleg.

She is what we call a “Russian Korean”. Her grandparents wereexpelled from Korean border into Kazakhi desert in winter byChairman Stalin 70 years ago. And there – with no shelters atall!

Oleg
(her ex-partner)

Here is an insight into what her family are going through.

“I feel she is frightened, but still alive,” said Oleg Amiton,Yun’s ex-partner.

The mood was keeping vigil with their 4-year-old daughter,Liann

Amiton will fly to Queenstown today (that was yesterday, Sunday4th) to help the search team.

Yun was last seen on Wednesday, after she left Mt Aspiring Hut inthe Dart Hut in the Dart Hut that evening as planned.

A photograph of Irina Yun on an earlier trip in the sameregion.

Amiton said Yun – an artist, photographer and web designer – was anexperienced tramper and web designer – was an experienced tramperand web designer – was an experienced tramper and not one to giveup easily.

“She is over-confident. As far as I know, she would not turnback.”

Yun was one of the Dart track, the couple tramped the reasons shemoved here five years ago, said Amiton. A year ago, the Dart track,the area where Yun is now missing.

Amiton had spoken to Yun’s family, who live in the Kazakh city ofAlmaty.

“They are worried, but they don’t really express their feelingsthat much.”

Amiton, who is separated from Yun.

He said friends were going to care for Liann as he headed toQueenstown.

Today I am hopeful search parties will find evidence of herwhereabouts and I hopeful search parties will find evidence of herwhereabouts and I hopeful search parties will find evidence of herfavour. As Oleg says, “Her grandparents were expelled from Koreanborder into Kazakhi desert in winter by Chairman Stalin 70 yearsago.
Genetics are a big factor and her survival.

In 1996-99 and used to climbed Mt. Everest a number of times.Knowing that she used to lived in Kazakhstan, and used to climbwith the hardy climb with the hardy climbing fraterity that sheused to climbing fraterity that she is one of this tough breed ofKazakhstan, and used to climbed Mt. Everest a number of this toughbreed of Kazakh mountaineers.

I am scanning to the net and if you don’t believe in praying forher survival.

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