3 ms·
There has been at least one case in the White Mountains where the leader of a search and rescue team recommended charging the person they rescued, because that
by mahogany 3y ago
There has been at least one case in the White Mountains where the leader of a search and rescue team recommended charging the person they rescued, because that person acted with negligence and put the lives of the search and rescue team in unnecessary danger.
I'm sure this is rare though.
- mikeyouse 3y agoThere are some places where that outcome is explicitly listed on the warning signs. Less dramatically, places like Sleeping Bear Dunes list the cost for a rescue at the top to warn people that otherwise might make bad decisions; https://npca.s3.amazonaws.com/images/11275/93882d38-5217-4aaf-b2c4-2f5df6b592b3-banner.jpg?1498077203 https://npca.s3.amazonaws.com/images/11275/93882d38-5217-4aa... https://preview.redd.it/mx98brhdszg71.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=37ba38c42860b2268fda143aabf24c5e77d591f4 https://preview.redd.it/mx98brhdszg71.jpg?width=960&crop=sma...