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stoickthevast88 t1_ixlq9rl wrote

Reply to comment by Business-Parsnip-939 in It was so cool seeing this in the Colorado mountains by SurfaceLapQuestion

Just make sure if you’re not on federal land to had SR insurance which is pretty cheap and will pay for the heavy search and rescue bill

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USWC t1_ixmp2zi wrote

That's not true, at least in the western US. Source: Me. 12 years running SAR missions in the western US. In CA and western mountain states, SAR rescues are free whether you are on federal, state or even private land. They are conducted by county sheriff SAR teams, state and federal rangers, and various military national guard units (and coast guard).

There are VERY rare exceptions for persons committing major felonies at the time. You will likely incur medical bills once handed off to private medical providers as you would if you suffered an injury at home.

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stoickthevast88 t1_ixmqhok wrote

I guess it varies state to state and if you’re in an area the state can choose to collect decides to do so or not.

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