Here in British Columbia, Canada, it is a discretionary call. The authorities need to walk the tightrope between discouraging particuarlly bone-headed behaviour and discouraging people from calling them when they should (earlier intervention in a real emergency is usually cheaper, quicker, and more likely to have a happy outcome.) Philip "Joyce, Thomas F." <TJoyce_at_bellboyd.com> wrote: >When a wilderness traveler ends up being rescued by the authorities, is >there any consistent policy as to how much of the expenses, if any, are >charged to him? I would imagine that with even a modest effort, it >would run into the thousands. Maybe it's a discretionary decision by >the authorities. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 29 2004 - 14:26:28 PST
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