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The Cost Of Getting Lost

By Chris Jensen on Monday, October 19, 2009.

A record 25 thousand dollar bill for a rescue last spring is fueling a debate among search and rescuers in the North Country.

Last April, 17-year-old Eagle Scout Scott Mason got lost during a one-day, 18 mile, solo hike in the Presidentials.

After a massive search, Mason got home alive and his family got the tab.

They’ve hired a lawyer to fight the bill, but the case brings up some important questions.

What’s the role of government and should people have to pay when they get into trouble?

NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.