Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 1204
Loc: Nottingham, UK
Challenging weather and the trend for people to take holidays in the UK has resulted in a record-breaking 2010 for mountain rescue teams, according to The Guardian. They are starting to wonder if it is a continuing trend, and if so whether they should do something about it.
I surprised they haven't been called out more often.
Quote:
Lloyd said rescuers still had to deal with "members of the shorts and flip-flops" brigade, though fewer people had been rescued suffering from hypothermia because many were wearing good-quality fleeces and waterproof coats.
Here are some members of the 'shorts and flip-flops' brigade.
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