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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Geller and Wyatte Grantham-Philips

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

Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanograph

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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