Originally Posted by
rifraf
As for worrying about $5000 when your alone stuck out in the boonies with a broken leg, its chump change compared to being dead from blood loss and/or shock.
I don't know what the $5K is for, I assume that's what it will cost for your rescue? Here it's always free. SAR is carried out by volunteers. Even if you need a helicopter extraction, they won't charge you, they have a contract with the army who uses search and rescue for flight training.