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All depends if they factor ample “problem-solving time” into their call-out. If they do, then once the call-out passes you know there is something wrong. Whereas the other alternative would make sense to wait and see for a bit. All depends what was factored into the call-out time you see and it might be rare to know this, so prepare for the worst and hope for the best is the way to go.Thanks for clarifying @thehungrytroglobite. We have, indeed, all made mistakes. Hopefully lessons have been learned.
With regard to the emergency service response, perhaps we need to bear in mind that this was a group of (presumably) adults 5 minutes overdue in an environment were adults get lost all the time. Are we really expecting the emergency services to give this top priority? Of course I would expect things to be different if an actual serious incident had been confirmed. Just my view. I'm really not having a go at any individuals.
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