"Search Without Rescue" was funded by Dick Smith, I believe.
Its very sobering watching to see how brain dead bureaucrats can kill someone by following a "rule" book. Common sense to save a life is just not on !! Or allowing a SE helicopter to effect a quick rescue.
Wasn't the last time that SAR cock-ups prevailed either. A C 206 out of Mt Isa for Atherton got lost in the smoke, CNS, MBA ATH region, last light and beyond. The only thing available in those days for location was TVL radar. All they had to do was get him to climb and head SE and he would have been on the screen in less than 30 mins.
But no..we'll direct him to CNS by the strength of his voice /radio signals! NO VDF either, so due to his distance to/from CNS...OR the mountains, as the signal waxed and waned they never did get to bring them in.
AND to really make it cruel, he was flown around for 2 and a half hours before fuel exhaustion dropped them all into the drink or the jungle, never to be seen again.
ENOUGH time to go to TVL... AND back again.
Mega search after at a cost of mega millions, but nary a thing ever found.
Dont think a UFO involved in this one.!
See if you can get the transcript ...Never even a response to my requests.
And as for the windsurfer off Cape York for TI...and missed.
That wasnt the only 'bum steer' of that episode. :mad