Help us: 4 Indian-origin teens from New Jersey call 911 during Mount Lafayette hike; they will have to pay a hefty fine for 'unprepared' adventure

Teerth Shah and Advik Yadav recount their hiking experience during which they had to call 911. Four Indian-origin teenagers from New Jersey, Jainam Bhavsar, Purva Jayani, Tirth Shah and Advik Yadav, set out on an evening hike in New Hampshire, which proved to be costly for them. Though they were all safe and back home and did not require any medical assistance, they may have to pay a hefty fine for calling 911 to rescue them. The incident took place last Friday and they were rescued Saturday after a nine-hour operation by the emergency team.The first mistake they made was to start late. According to local reports, they did not start hiking until 3.30 pm which was less than 4.5 hours before sunset. NBC reported that they got slowed as one in the group needed frequent breaks and was getting cramps as the altitude climbed to 5,000 feet on Mount Lafayette. The other three apparently trained at the gym for the nine-mile hike. When it started getting dark and the temperatures dropped below freezing, they decided not to take further risks and called 911. They were on Franconia Ridge and it was around 8.30 pm. One of them was having difficulty breathing.But the authorities declared that th...