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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Stupidity leaving the marked areas. I feel terrible for his loss but thats completely avoidable. I dont understand why the helicopters would ignore the SOS they put down.
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They didn't ignore it.
The information was passed along to relevant authorities who looked into it and decided there weren't sufficient indications that people were missing to justify a search and rescue mission. Further reports of SOS signs were subsequently brought to search and rescue's attention, but it appears there were some communication issues which resulted in the conclusion that these reports merely duplicated the previous ones, that the matter had been considered, and that no search and rescue was justified.