[pct-l] Rescue/CA fishing license

[marge@prothman.com (Marge Prothman)]

Hi there,

Well I intended to let all these messages about paying for rescue
go by me and not get involved.  Well I didn't and here is my point of view.
Did I have a California Fishing License when I was rescued on the PCT trail=
 with a broken leg. Hell NO, I was rescued on the third day by the Riversid=
e mountain rescue group of volunteers, who take pride in their work. I had =
everything I needed to make myself comfortable on the trail with the except=
ion of water.  I was about 5 miles from my next water supply and did not ha=
ve too much left when I fell.

I also have a son who is the current Chairman of Seattle Mountain Rescue gr=
oup.  He has been doing this for about twenty years. They are
all volunteers and they raise money for their equipment needs by having fun=
d raisers. He has been involved in hundreds and hundreds of rescues in the =
local mountains as well as on Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood and anyplace they ar=
e called out to go. And GO they do, wherever needed.

Yes, I sent a donation to the Riverside Mtn. Rescue Group as well as a few =
other members of my family.  I think if you talked to any of these
people they would give a different point of view than you all, or the parks=
 service. They are very proud of what they do.  Even though the park servic=
e have their own Rescue groups now, they will still call on the volunteer g=
roups as needed.

Well did I finish my rant, not quite, but am trying to be polite.
Cheers,

Marge (the Old Gal)






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From: "Air Mail" <ipreeves@airvelocity.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 17:24:28 -0800

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>I heard last April at the  ADZPCT party at Lake Moreno that if a PCT hiker=
 has a valid CA fishing license
>and fishing equipment and needs to be rescued while hiking the PCT, there =
will never be any charge by
>the rescuers.  ( That is a hell of a long sentence!)
>
>Is there any truth in this??
>
>Crash  (Irwin Reeves)
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