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Climbers rescued off Margarine Ridge, Mt Hay 14-Nov-2011 At 3:07:52 PM citationx

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On 14/11/2011 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 14/11/2011 kieranl wrote:
>You are probably right kieranl, as when I ponder it further, I recognise
>that legislation alone won't make 'common sense' magically happen, though
>I still wonder at how much more prevalent the emergency 000's are done in these modern
>times of communication vs the self reliance ethic of yesteryear.

The perfect example was on the weekend. I didn't realise that guy fishing fell off a rock platform at maroubra onto a lower one, breaking his ankle in the process, but after being buzzed by a helicopter for around 2 hours curiosity got the best of me and i wandered down to the beach to have a look. This helicopter soon landed in the park and a guy was stretchered out and into a waiting ambulance, guys with rigging and harnesses all over the place.
The ambulance got no further than 50m from the helicopter before it stopped, the guy got out, unassisted, and hopped over to, and got into, his mate's car.
I mean, seriously? 000 and a two-hour helicopter rescue? He was 1km from the carpark anyway. Waste of time and resources. I hope he gets the fuel bill (around $1000+ for that kind of helicopter, I'd estimate)