Charge Hikers F&G rescue Fee

hockeypuck · 03-25-2008, 07:51 AM

jrc, who decides and who pays, is a real catch 22. When Weirs Guy has a few cold refreshing adult beverages and attempts to swim to the pier and disappears does the rescue team say, oh no that's more than 50 feet from shore and our free rescue service does not cover it so the cost will be $xxxx for us to continue or do they just bring in the helicopters, boats, side scan radar, divers etc and send a bill for $150,000 or do they just take reasonable action and chalk the cost up to all taxpayers? I don't know the answer.

jrc · 03-25-2008, 09:01 AM

I don't know either. But obviously the rescue should come first and the figuring out who pays should come later.

Some cases will be obvious one way or the other and some will be fuzzy. The definition of adventurous, dare-devil and reckless have a lot of overlap.

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03-25-2008, 07:51 AM	#1
hockeypuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern CT Posts: 169 Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	jrc, who decides and who pays, is a real catch 22. When Weirs Guy has a few cold refreshing adult beverages and attempts to swim to the pier and disappears does the rescue team say, oh no that's more than 50 feet from shore and our free rescue service does not cover it so the cost will be $xxxx for us to continue or do they just bring in the helicopters, boats, side scan radar, divers etc and send a bill for $150,000 or do they just take reasonable action and chalk the cost up to all taxpayers? I don't know the answer.

03-25-2008, 09:01 AM	#2
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I don't know either. But obviously the rescue should come first and the figuring out who pays should come later. Some cases will be obvious one way or the other and some will be fuzzy. The definition of adventurous, dare-devil and reckless have a lot of overlap.