Family who left 80-year-old alone on New Hampshire mountain may get billed for rescue

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6. I think they probably did not understand how easily elderly can deteriorate in adverse weather

conditions. Elderly lose their sense of being too hot or cold. Grandpa might appear fit to them. They don’t have any medical knowledge as to how extreme weather can affect elderly, or that underlying health conditions don’t necessarily manifest themselves.
James Fixx, who helped start the fitness craze dropped dead while jogging. He was conditioned, fit, but had heart disease.