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Why do search and rescue operations end up being so expensive?

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Skiing Powder in the Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry. | Credit: SnowBrains Why do search and rescue operations end up being so expensive? Since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has spiked among Americans. As more and more people have gotten out into the wilderness, the number of emergencies have risen as well. Alongside increasing extreme weather events, this has caused a perfect storm of conditions putting pressure on Search and R…

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The fact that it snowed at 3000 meters above sea level in July and it could be ice cold there despite the calendar summer was probably not clear to a German in the Tyrolean Pitztal. In short trousers the 19-year-old wadeed to the summit of the Wildgrat. And then he dared not down any more. He made a emergency call: police helicopters and mountain rescuers had to move out! "By snow and storm: Six-day mountain tour ends because of exhaustion on da…

·Vienna, Austria
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He wore short trousers and a light jacket - a 19-year-old had to be rescued from the wild ridge on Wednesday. "The saviors speak of youth recklessness.

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Kronen Zeitung broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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