Who: A 25-year-old Austrian man
Where: Silver Peaks, New Zealand
His mistake: He was poorly prepared for an alpine hike in freezing conditions.
What happened: A man went out for an alpine hike in freezing conditions wearing jeans, a polar fleece, a poncho and carrying a can of baked beans.
The man was reported missing when night fell and he hadn’t returned. He didn’t have a flashlight. 35 policemen and searchers from multiple agencies joined the search to find the man. He was located at 12:30 a.m.
Senior Sergeant Bruce Ross made a plea for people to stop rising search and rescue member’s lives with idiotic behaviour.
Read the story here.
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“idiotic behavior” Great to hear an officer who is not afraid to say it as it is!!!Toom much “political correctness” most places describing people in these situations who risk searchers lives.
Hey Guys! What about better research before writting just the half of the truth?
First it was not a frezzing condition, second this man had a headlamp with him, third he was not really lost he was sleeping in the nature with his army sleeping bag which is produced for a minus 20 degree sleeping condition! The only point i have to agree is that he was not well equiped with food.
By the way this great volunteers where more exicted to prove their skills which they have trained in former times instead to be pissed of to rescue someone.