Poll: Who should cover the cost of rescuing a lost hiker? Here is a comment from that article:
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To say the rescue cost $160,000 is disingenuous. Were those people not going to be working anyway? They were just sent to do the job they were already paid for.
Search and Rescue organizations almost uniformly oppose making people pay for rescues because they know if people fear having to pay the will postpone calling for help, putting themselves and their rescuers in far greater danger.
This should be a service of tax dollars, just like fire and police
services. It's what we get for living in a civilized society. Be grateful we have this; one day someone you love may need assistance and you'll be thankful we care enough to find them"
