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majid_sabet
Feb 22, 2007, 6:08 PM
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In New Zealand , people who get lost in the wilderness have the benefit of a well-established, often fully-staffed search and rescue system to come to their aid … at no cost. However, tourists often believe they will have to pay for their rescue. Authorities discovered that this belief can lead tourists to hide from searchers in order to avoid paying the cost. To set the record straight, National Search and Rescue Coordinator Senior Sergeant Geoffrey Logan says, “The view we have in New Zealand is the Government pays for search and rescue operations. We want to find people as quick as we can so we want them to be willing to be found.” read more http://www.stuff.co.nz/3953105a11.html
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climbinginchico
Feb 22, 2007, 6:11 PM
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OK, some people care. I still miss the killfile though.
(This post was edited by climbinginchico on Feb 22, 2007, 7:37 PM)
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scrapedape
Feb 22, 2007, 6:51 PM
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In fairness, this is interesting in light of the discussions about whether climbers should have to carry locator beacons, pay for their own rescues, etc.
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jumpingrock
Feb 22, 2007, 6:53 PM
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I agree. It is somewhat interesting.
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j_ung
Feb 22, 2007, 7:00 PM
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I care. It reminds me of the 11 year old lost in the Uintas a couple years back. Rescuers passed within meters of him yelling his name, but he didn't respond, because he "wasn't supposed to talk to strangers." Granted, he probably wasn't terribly worried about his rescue's price tag. Not the brightest bulb in the closet, eh?
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kjohnnytarr
Feb 22, 2007, 7:06 PM
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j_ung wrote: I care. It reminds me of the 11 year old lost in the Uintas a couple years back. Rescuers passed within meters of him yelling his name, but he didn't respond, because he "wasn't supposed to talk to strangers." Granted, he probably wasn't terribly worried about his rescue's price tag. Not the brightest bulb in the closet, eh? Some moron Boy Scout did that this past summer, and it was on the news (they found him eventually). This kid was within a mile or two of his camp. What the hell was he thinking?
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fitzontherocks
Feb 22, 2007, 7:30 PM
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Uh-oh. From the article Keyser Soze-- I mean Majid-- quoted: While rescue missions could be costly, the Government was likely to save "hundreds of thousands" of dollars, as well as lives, once new 406MHz frequency beacons were made mandatory in 2009, Logan said. However, commercial search and rescue operators should install the new beacons earlier because demand was expected to exceed supply, he said. "It's going to be first in, first served. People at front will make more money than the ones forced to park up their vessel waiting for a beacon to be installed. "People who install them will not be able to meet all the demand that's on the horizon unless a whole lot of people with skills pour in over the next few years."
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htotsu
Feb 22, 2007, 7:34 PM
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climbinginchico wrote: Please stop. Nobody but you cares. Speak for yourself. This is timely. Rescuers and rescuees are hotter than usual topics right now given the whole 3-climbers-and-a-dog thing that just happened.
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