National Park Service Averages 11 Rescues a Day

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A new study revealed that on average, the National Park Service conducts 11 search and rescue operations per day. The study was conducted by Travis Heggie, an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, who analyzed search and rescue reports from 1992 to 2007. Heggie researched more than 65,000 rescues, all of which cost tax payers more than $58 million.

So who needed the most help? Day hikers and boaters. The study also pointed out that weekends were the busiest times for rescue and that majority of those who were rescued were young men.