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3.02.08
Globe Supports Making
Negligent Hikers Pay For Rescues
In an editorial on
Sunday, the
Boston Globe supported a proposal by the New Hampshire
legislature that would make more hikers who need to be rescued in the
White Mountains have to repay the state for the costs of that rescue.
(See last week's
Negligent
Hikers article.)
The editorial said the current standard
for what is "reckless" is so high that rescued hikers are rarely made to
repay the state. Citing an increase in the number of rescue calls in
recent years, and an increase in the costs behind those rescues, the
Globe said hikers need to be held responsible when they fail to
stay on a trail or fail to anticipate changes in weather.
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