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[vr_trakowski]

Okay, question: postulating mountain forest and mild weather, how long would an official search-and-rescue mission last before shut-down if the person is not found?  I.e., what's the cut-off? 

I'd ask Metafilter, but it'd take a week... 

ETA: I think I have enough data now.  Thank you to everyone who answered!

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[boubabe14.livejournal.com]

Well, I hate to give you this but...it depends. The search will continue as long as there is a "likely" chance the person is alive. If weather isn't a limiting factor and the person is otherwise healthy, other factors would be is the person a skilled outdoorsman, is it likely the person would have survival gear, is the person familiar with the area, did the person have food and water or knows how to obtain them in the wild? IN reality, 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food if there were no other extenuating circumstances.

If you want to email me with the setup, I could give you a pretty good answer (tlwertz at ptialaska.net)

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Thanks! But I seem to have enough data here. I appreciate the offer and the info, though!