So the lady who died on Mt Everest ...

[onesweetworld]

her family now wants to Canadian government to help pay to transport her back to Toronto for burial.

This makes absolutely no sense to me. I'm sorry she perished up there but honestly her sherpas told her to turn back and she ignored them and ended up dying on descent.

Would you expect the government to bring your loved one home if they died during an extreme sporting event (taken on for their own fun and adventure) in another country?

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/05/25/everest-climber-body468.html

[alzi]

Nope. That is dumb.

[speckledfrog]

No.

[bonquiqui]

Nope. Dumbass is not a good excuse

[pantsparty]

WTF? No way. It's not like she was climbing on behalf of Canada.

[onesweetworld]

May 25, 2012 13:13:53 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

HELL NO. They'll be risking lives just trying to get her corpse down the mountain. That's why they leave people up there.

Fuck that.

No they are getting her from the death zone and bringing her to base camp 2 for 12K (Sherpas doing this) and then helicopter to Kathmandu (insurance paid) and then they want the government to pay for her flight home from Kathmandu to Toronto!!!!! COOKOIOOOO

If someone dies getting her body I am going to be furious.

[melindafelinda]

Yes, because I'm entitled. But I don't think everyone else should get those benefits.

[cleo29]

No. I already see taking on something like that, while amazing, a huge risk. You know that, or at least should know it, before hand.

[emsumm]

The article said that they would cremate her there and bring the remains back to Canada. I'm not sure why this isn't a satisfactory solution?

[julesf84]

Nope! I am not okay with the possibility of our government paying for that.

[onesweetworld]

May 25, 2012 13:20:32 GMT -5 emsumm said:

The article said that they would cremate her there and bring the remains back to Canada. I'm not sure why this isn't a satisfactory solution?

I know - makes sense to me too. Possibly a religious reason? but still, raise your own airfare money.

[mrsjuleshs]

Nope. The government isn't responsible for stupidity.

[pantsparty]

May 25, 2012 13:18:35 GMT -5 onesweetworld said:

May 25, 2012 13:13:53 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

HELL NO. They'll be risking lives just trying to get her corpse down the mountain. That's why they leave people up there.

Fuck that.

No they are getting her from the death zone and bringing her to base camp 2 for 12K (Sherpas doing this) and then helicopter to Kathmandu (insurance paid) and then they want the government to pay for her flight home from Kathmandu to Toronto!!!!! COOKOIOOOO

If someone dies getting her body I am going to be furious.

Elite climbers have been left on the mountain - they should be forever grateful that other people risked their lives bringing the body back. They need to get some fucking perspective.

[pirate]

Uhhh why on earth would it be the government's responsibility? And if they can find some way to fund getting her body all the way down the mountain why can't they pay the rest themselves?

[bonquiqui]

May 25, 2012 13:22:58 GMT -5 mrsjuleshs said:

Nope. The government isn't responsible for stupidity.

Exactly

[onesweetworld]

May 25, 2012 13:25:02 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

May 25, 2012 13:18:35 GMT -5 onesweetworld said:

No they are getting her from the death zone and bringing her to base camp 2 for 12K (Sherpas doing this) and then helicopter to Kathmandu (insurance paid) and then they want the government to pay for her flight home from Kathmandu to Toronto!!!!! COOKOIOOOO

If someone dies getting her body I am going to be furious.

Elite climbers have been left on the mountain - they should be forever grateful that other people risked their lives bringing the body back. They need to get some fucking perspective.

100% agree. I was feeling sorry for them and now I am fuming.

[hubes]

She paid 100K to climb the mountain.

The family is paying 12K to get her off the fricking mountain.

They can't pay for another flight?

I'm beginning to understand where the entitlement came from.

[bonquiqui]

What about winnie?

[Deleted]

Sure, Canada pays for every other stupid decision its citizens make, why not this too?