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Navarra to charge for rescues caused by imprudence
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[QUOTE="TrishAlexSage, post: 120997, member: 20683"] There's also the issue of what exactly defines imprudence. In some cases, it might be obvious (wearing nothing but cotton, no snowshoes in waist-high snow, no headlamp, map or compass, etc.) However, in other cases it might not be so cut-and-dried. Here (NH, USA), there's debate over what defines "negligence" (the term used by our officials). One of the reasons many folks do not want a fine based on negligence is because the definition of negligence is not so clear. The problem is, at least here, that the definition of "negligent" or "imprudent" could theoretically change depending on how much money the state needs...that's some of the local thinking, anyway. Heck, much of the nonhiking public think that the very act of hiking a mountain is crazy and negligent. So -- what is imprudence/negligence? Here, hiking solo is considered negligent by some officials -- which I think is silly, since most of the hikers I know choose to hike solo from time to time, even in the winter (myself included). Is hiking at night negligent? Some officials think so, but some hikers make a point of hiking at night so they can be on a mountaintop at sunrise (or sunset). Is hiking above treeline with children negligent? Some think so (I obviously don't, not if you're prepared). Then there was the case a few years back of a woman who got disoriented near a summit during winter -- she had a sleeping bag, pad, and everything she needed for an emergency night out and, though she got caught in bad weather and deep snow, she did not need a rescue. However, someone sent up SAR to look for her and she was charged a bill (around $9000, I think)...even though she herself didn't ask for SAR and she had what she needed to wait out the storm and head down the next day on her own. Still, she was called "negligent" for going up in bad weather, and she was heavily fined...even though again was an experienced winter hiker with the gear to successfully spend the night out, and the trail she had chosen experiences minimal above-treeline exposure. Etc. -- the point is, one's view of negligence isn't always another person's view of negligence. Therefore, charging someone due to negligence/imprudence might not be easy or fair. [/QUOTE]
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