Same kind of nimrods that like to pet the friendly rattlesnake. Years back I read of a couple hikers in some U.S. State Park, Arizona I think, that didn`t register their hike. This was before phones and all the tech. Anyway ... they got billed for 35 Grand for the search and chopper rescue when someone they knew realized they were hopelessly lost.
Same kind of nimrods that like to pet the friendly rattlesnake. Years back I read of a couple hikers in some U.S. State Park, Arizona I think, that didn`t register their hike. This was before phones and all the tech. Anyway ... they got billed for 35 Grand for the search and chopper rescue when someone they knew realized they were hopelessly lost.
Same kind of nimrods that like to pet the friendly rattlesnake. Years back I read of a couple hikers in some U.S. State Park, Arizona I think, that didn`t register their hike. This was before phones and all the tech. Anyway ... they got billed for 35 Grand for the search and chopper rescue when someone they knew realized they were hopelessly lost.
I don't think the Canadian search and rescue services work this way.
At least not the ones in BC. My buddy is part of the local SAR, they are all volunteers, and the vehicles, fuel and other resources are all covered by donations made by snowmobile associations, hiking and other trail use organizations. Some of the motorcycle and ATV dealerships run fundraising drives during their test rides for SAR donations as well. They have a policy of not billing for rescues because it may deter people from calling SAR in the event of a real emergency. Unfortunately, that means sometimes you have to go rescue "nimrods"...
we have a marine SAR team based in Oakville , 95% of "rescues" are idiots that ran out of fuel / batteries/ or inflatbale pool toys that once out of the wind shadow of shore take off for Rochester with little sally skippering. I give annually to thier fundraisers , in case some day I'm the idiot,
Count me in too! Many moons ago, the fall of `83 two friends and I were out blasting around the bush in Ganaraska. It began as a beautiful late Fall day and by afternoon it was overcast, showers and getting cold. We were all aboard IT250`s and by late afternoon were getting low on fuel in spite of a lunch time parking lot refuel. We stopped to figure out we should be heading back to the car and trailer and realized we had no clue where we were, luckily I had a compass. I figured going west we would run into 115 sooner or later on a bunch of trails,....and it worked. The three of us riding on the shoulder facing oncoming traffic, in the now much heavier rain, and quickly getting dark, heading for the sideroad to the parking lot. I`m in the lead about 15 klicks north of sanctuary and see an OPP car slowing down, as we also slowed. He just looked at us and shook his head and waved, probably figured we were miserable enough and drove on. Happy to get home to a hot shower and good food.
we have a marine SAR team based in Oakville , 95% of "rescues" are idiots that ran out of fuel / batteries/ or inflatbale pool toys that once out of the wind shadow of shore take off for Rochester with little sally skippering. I give annually to thier fundraisers , in case some day I'm the idiot,
My kid does that in the North - similar things happen, mostly stupid people. Urban vehicles stuck on bush roads, boats / atvs / sleds running out of fuel deep in the bush. Occasional lost hiker.
It’s all volunteer with a little support and training supplied by the OPP. A small amount of gear is supplied, but most volunteers use their own vehicles and gear.
Remuneration is basically a summer BBQ and the occasional beer tent VIP treatment.
I just learned in the fall that Canadian Coastgaurd Trenton / Prescott is responsible for the search area Niagara to past Montreal and north into Hudson Bay . That’s a massive square to look after .
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Happy to get home to a hot shower and good food.
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