should you pay for rescue if you enter a "no man's land" without permission?
2024-09-22
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original title: should you pay for rescue if you enter "no man's land" without permission and get trapped?
legal daily reporter pan congwu
zhang haiyan, bulan nurkamul, correspondent of legal daily
on july 31, four tourists from zhejiang province traveled to nileke county, xinjiang uygur autonomous region, and were trapped after trespassing into the uninhabited area of the glacier. after receiving the alarm call from the tourists, the command center of the nileke county fire rescue brigade immediately initiated the rescue and coordinated three civilian helicopters and a rescue horse team from a travel company to the incident area to carry out rescue work. after 48 hours of difficult search and rescue, the trapped tourists were finally found in the uninhabited area of the glacier, and the four tourists were all in good health.
afterwards, the travel company, cooperative horse team and guide who sent three helicopters for search and rescue asked the four tourists for the rescue expenses, but the tourists refused to pay. therefore, the travel company, cooperative horse team and guide sued the four tourists in the "zero distance felt court" of the nileke county people's court.
"they ignored the warning signs and ran to an uninhabited area. we rescued them. shouldn't they bear the rescue costs?" as soon as he arrived at the court, liu, the head of a travel company, "complained" to the presiding judge guo lei.
seeing that the two sides were arguing, guo lei decided to mediate the dispute back to back. after the judge patiently explained the law, the four tourists realized their mistakes, but were unwilling to bear the high rescue costs. so guo lei communicated face to face with the plaintiff and defendant one by one. in the end, the two parties reached a settlement and the four tourists paid the rescue costs on the spot.
"i really shouldn't have ignored the warning signs and ran to the uninhabited area of the glacier without permission. not only is this irresponsible to myself, it also adds a burden to society," said tourist zhou in shame.
with the arrival of the peak tourist season, more and more people are going out to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, but there are always people who want to pursue the so-called "excitement" and blindly go to dangerous areas, threatening their lives and property. the judge reminded tourists to participate in outdoor adventure activities rationally and not to choose various activities organized by units and individuals without safety guarantees to avoid unnecessary losses.
source: legal daily
