How does taking money away from the entity and giving it to individuals not involved in the situation (other than by blood/marriage) help the entity improve? Like it or not, the event was triggered by their family member doing something inherently dangerous in the first place. Sometimes people die when doing inherently dangerous things. Expecting rescue from the result of your own actions is all well and good, but you have to remember what caused the need for rescue in the first place, and assign primary responsibility appropriately. If a four hour failed rescue attempt merits a 10 million dollar payout, what should the initial primary triggering event caused by the climber payout? Billions? Should the family who now wants their 10 million have to pay the larger amount back to the rescuers?

Why, as a result of the death, should the family be enriched to the detriment of the entity(s) that responded and attempted rescue, and the taxpayers who funded the endeavor?