[pct-l] "Death" at Walker Pass

[Steven M. Ratner]

Just curious.  What does an airlift out of the trail cost?  Is it covered
by health insurance?  Or just provided as a free gov't service like calling
the fire dept.

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On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Jerry Goller <geartester at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hmmm. I wonder if that was me. SAR lifted me out 4 or 5 miles short of
> Robin Bird Spring on the 16th with severe dehydration and kidney failure.
>
> I'm much better now....   =o)
>
> Apparently diabetes and the desert is more challenging than I thought.
>
> Jerry
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Lindsey Sommer
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 22:14
> To: Greg Hummel
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] "Death" at Walker Pass
>
> Wow, good to hear there was no death, BUT hopefully there is good news
> about the hiker. Thanks for the info.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 19, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Apparently the report of a dead hiker at Walker Pass was in error.  A
> woman was airlifted from there and is in the hospital in serious condition.
> No details yet on what was the cause.
> >
> >
> > Greg Hummel
> >
> >
> >
> > "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks in the world"
> >                                -- Forest Gump
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