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On 12/26/2019 at 5:05 AM, Old Croc said:

That's a silly question undeserving of a response.

 

If, these people are the ones camping out (it appears they may not be) they caused a search to be initiated by failing to return a kayak rented for the day and calling friends they had been with to say they were in trouble getting back to shore.

The point is.. If you going about your life cause a panic you are unaware of, and people do things you didnt ask for and dont know about, are you liable for that ?? 

 

My guess is yes they are hiding out in Phuket, probably at the bottom of the Andaman Sea long dead. 

On 12/26/2019 at 7:15 AM, steve187 said:

not much of a clarification, the police/officals found the camp, but didn't look inside the tent and didn't look/ask around

Municipal officers, not RTP officers.

On 12/26/2019 at 10:11 AM, Old Croc said:

To call friends to say they are having trouble getting back to shore, then disappearing resulting in a massive air and sea search and prompting  relatives to fly in from Poland and other parts of Thailand would make them liable both legally and morally to pay costs.

"...would make them liable both legally and morally to pay costs".

 

No, it wouldn't, legally ("morally liable" means nothing), rescue services are one of the many facilities provided by the government in return for collecting trillions of baht in tax from citizens every year. 

On 12/27/2019 at 7:44 AM, Prairieboy said:

Perhaps they would be liable for the costs of those who spent days searching for them - boats, helicopters and personnel!

Why?  What else are search and rescue boats, helicopters and personnel there for.

Off topic posts removed.

 

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