Getting Lost Costs Taxpayers

Item: Getting lost can cost – and taxpayers get hit: Shoshone County has had a recent rash of searches /Becky Kramer, SR.

More Info: The first call came from snowmobilers near the old mining town of Murray, Idaho. Dusk had set in, and the caller was worried about a man who had gotten separated from his group. Shortly afterward, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Department got another call about a lost snowmobiler. This one had failed to meet a friend near Wallace. Emergency calls from winter recreationists are common at the Shoshone County sheriff’s department, but the past two Saturdays were particularly busy. Deputies launched five search and rescue efforts to help a hurt snowmobiler and find skiers and snowmobilers who got lost or failed to return on time.

Question: Should individuals who get lost be required to pay some of the bill for their rescue?