Tagged With "rescue"

Flooding in a flat landscape poses an unusual degree of risk because of how quickly a river's water level can rise. This piece of street-art commemorates the many people who were rescued in the record breaking flood of 1997.

Italian ski resorts, faced with rising costs and declining subsidies, have warned skiiers: If your insurance doesn't cover your rescue, you'll have to pay for it.   The warning covers resorts in a number of areas in the Alto Adige, Trentino and...

A dog-sled team had to be sent out to rescue two tourists in Norway's Arctic north after their GPS sent them down the shortest line between two points.   The only problem is that the shortest route between Garga and Masi has been closed since the...

It seems quite reasonable to me that the skier should pay for the rescue. €200 is a bargain rate -- I'm sure it actually costs much more, especially if a helicopter is involved.

I believe that the fees quoted are actually a penalty, intended to discourage abuse of the service and to encourage insurance. I can't imagine a fee like that would ever cover the cost of a serious rescue operation, even without a helicopter. I do wonder if, in the end, it will achieve the effect they're looking for, or just discourage skiing...

I agree with mandatory insurance in the ski pass. I don't think there should be a penalty if that mandatory insurance is not there because there will be some people that don't call for help quick enough because of a 200 Euro( or a lot a lot higher in Italy's neighboring countries) fine.