The court heard Thomas P had left his girlfriend alone and exposed in the open and pushed on alone, apparently believing he could secure assistance from a hut on the other side of the mountain. He had declined the offer of assistance from a rescue helicopter that had been sent to see if they required help.
Helicopter rescue is a few thousand euros - and unless you have an insurance for that you have to pay that by yourself.
No idea if that was the case here - but it’d not be the first time that somebody refused rescue because of the cost.
Don’t go into the alps without experience - and make sure you have proper insurance. If you’re a member of the Alpenverein (as I am) you’d be covered - but probably also gained enough experience to not get stuck in such an entirely avoidable situation anyway.
Austria will charge people who get themselves into danger in the mountains recklessly for their rescue. And that’s right. Mountain rescue is dangerous. Those idiots don’t only endanger themselves, but also those who have to rescue them.
What.
Helicopter rescue is a few thousand euros - and unless you have an insurance for that you have to pay that by yourself.
No idea if that was the case here - but it’d not be the first time that somebody refused rescue because of the cost.
Don’t go into the alps without experience - and make sure you have proper insurance. If you’re a member of the Alpenverein (as I am) you’d be covered - but probably also gained enough experience to not get stuck in such an entirely avoidable situation anyway.
Austria will charge people who get themselves into danger in the mountains recklessly for their rescue. And that’s right. Mountain rescue is dangerous. Those idiots don’t only endanger themselves, but also those who have to rescue them.