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Re: Age Old Question: Who Should Pay for Rescues?

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avatar Age Old Question: Who Should Pay for Rescues?
May 25, 2011 06:42PM
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/who_should_pay_for_national_park_rescues/C41/L41/

A recent search for two lost skiers at Grand Teton National Park cost $115,000. Should people who take part in riskier outdoor sports help pay for rescue operations?...



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Re: Age Old Question: Who Should Pay for Rescues?
May 26, 2011 06:31AM
It depends.
avatar Re: Age Old Question: Who Should Pay for Rescues?
May 26, 2011 10:13AM
How stupid were the rescuees? Was the need for the SAR preventable? Was it a random act of Nature? Or a stupid act of Man?
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