Down here the rescue is free, so long as there is a genuine injury.
This stops " Freeloaders" wanting a quick exit from the bush.
We have like a public insurance system that is funded by taxpayers money.
Choppers don' t come cheap. (About USD$800 an hour.)
In my situation I was real impressed at the conditions the pilot flew into me.
Visability was down to about 25 yards, and the pilot had to fly with the side door open and his head out the side. There was too much condensation inside the chopper, because it was so wet. (Pouring Rain.) It was through real mountainous terrain, but that pilot knew it like the back of his hand. It was a real wild ride.
The only cost I had was several bottles of the finest whiskey I could find, for all the personal involved.