When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 26, 2023 7:02 pm

When millionaire Steve Fossett's plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands of miles apart.

And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill?

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