As a new Spot owner, how does that work when summoning a rescue for someone else? If they have an obvious life threatening condition it's a given to call for help, but what about the grey areas? I am specifically thinking of last summer when my team was approaching the summit and had to wait for a CHP helicopter making several attempts to land for a rescue. Once we got to the summit we heard the details of whom they were looking for and realized we passed a woman descending who matched the exact description of the hiker in distress. CHP didn't find a victim and she apparently hiked out safely. I've always wondered who paid that bill, the hiker 'needing' a rescue or the presumable Good Samaritan who called it in.
It's still not an ethical decision for me, if I come across a situation that I believe in my good judgment needs a rescue, I'll hit the button and clean up the mess later. Just curious if there is precedent; this has undoubtedly come up before.
