My experience is that the overwhelming majority of folks who get into trouble in the wild are naive/inexperienced/ and unaware of the potential hazards nor are they informed as to the most elementary measures useful in forestalling problems. People with even basic knowledge and skills are seldom the focus of SAR operations.

I am fairly sure that most, if not all of us, have blundered at some point in our past and learned therefrom. That is certainly true for me - I am one fortunate dude.