Seems like a well considered decision by the SAR group's leader. He/she should be commended for taking action to prevent tragedy.
On another note, this sort of thing could be spun into a real positive for fund raising efforts for the organization. I hope they take advantage of it.
On their Facebook page, it is mentioned that they have already have enough donations that the helicopter fees have been paid off. This SAR team and others in the area are very well respected, supported and appreciated by the local population. We live in a very unique environment where in less then 30 minutes you can be in ravines and gullies that have never had any human presence until you ventured into. And if I were ever to be lost or hurt up there, I would only hope that these SAR members are the ones to come my rescue...
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
John Lubbock
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