[pct-l] Cost of a SAR airlift

[Brick Robbins]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Fred Walters <fredwalters2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> When you say "Europe" charges for rescue do not apply everywhere in Europe.
>  Not really relevant to PCT (and I'm not being "defensive") but maybe
> relevant to debate on who should pay for rescue services.

My experience is trekking/climbing in the Alps, and that was what I
was referring to.
Rescues at sea, etc, don't really apply to a hiking forum like this

If you get rescued in Switzerland, expect to pay lots. France, maybe,
depending on where you are, and since you don't know, many (if not
most) folks carry insurance.

The point is, who pays? The rescue-e or the rescuer, which in the US
is usually the taxpayer? if the rescue needs support that the local
SAR team doesn't have.