I am sure he would pay that. However people hear of searches
costing tens of thousands of dollars, and that is what they
worry about, enough that it might delay their calling for
help too long. Pride is enough of an issue in delayed calling.
Most searchers are volunteers. I think it goes against the
grain to charge someone when the majority of people helping are not looking for renumeration.
Articles about this topic.
Climbers
http://alpineinstitute.blogspot.com/2009/01/search-and-rescue-costs.htmlBoaters
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article_view_articleid_973_display_full_Search Team thoughts and policies
http://www.larimercountysar.org/faq.htm"We believe that charging the people we help will only delay the call that requests our service, and time is always critical when people are lost and injured. "
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