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submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] baronvonj@lemmy.world 131 points 1 year ago

So .. if he could receive a call ... couldn't he make a call to someone he knows?

[-] blaine@kbin.social 46 points 1 year ago

He was probably afraid to call for help due to the insane prices the search and rescue folks charge. Might have wanted to wait another day or two to be sure he was really lost before calling for help.

[-] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 year ago

due to the insane prices the search and rescue folks charge

Is this a joke or is this actually a thing in the US?

[-] notacat@mander.xyz 23 points 1 year ago

It’s a U.S. thing! Yay! You can buy insurance for it if you do a lot of backpacking but that’s rare. I believe it’s in the five figures for a rescue. But apparently occasionally it can be free if you’re lucky enough to get rescued by the one agency whose name I forget.