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billl7


Nov 9, 2010, 1:18 PM

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Re: [hyhuu] stranded on rappelling
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hyhuu wrote:
ckirkwood9 wrote:
Considering the following quote from article here:

http://www.ktvz.com/news/25663743/detail.html

"A total of 18 SAR members responded to assist in the mission, which took about seven hours to complete, the deputy said."

There must be more than meets the eye here....

if it were a simple, "they rapped, miscalculated the amount of rope and/or didn't have enough experience to get out of the situation"... why would it take 18 search and rescue responders, 7 hours to complete????

That's because search and rescue is rarely ever simple.
Yep ... in my neck of the woods, not only does SAR need to resolve the plight of the unfortunate climbers, but often the plight of the city/county fire department who came out unprepared for the wilderness and exposure to heights ... a hazard of calling 911 without asserting who you need to be connected to: local NM State Police District dispatch.

Bill L


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