Even if it is illegal, the punishment will not be very heavy, because although it was lost, it was rescued in time and no casualties were caused, so it will not be severely punished. But administrative detention and fines should not escape. Personally, I guess most people here should be fined, because before they entered the mountain, the local authorities had advised them that the weather was bad and the terrain of Cangshan Mountain was complex, so it was best not to enter if they were unfamiliar. However, there are still 13 people who don't listen and then lose contact, which leads to a large number of local rescue forces going to rescue and wasting public resources. This is bound to be fined. At present, because it has not caused serious consequences, it should basically be the administrative detention and fines of the leaders, and others will be fined.
In fact, it is not illegal to go into the mountains, but because you lost contact in the mountains, many local rescue forces need to be deployed to rescue you, which is illegal because public resources are wasted. If there is no death, that's good, because then things will not be serious, but if there is death. Then the leader, the planner of this activity, needs to bear criminal responsibility and be sentenced. This time 13 people fortunately did not go deep, and rescue forces rescued them in time. Therefore, this time it only caused a waste of rescue forces. The official will not impose heavy penalties, but the minimum fine will not escape. Whether the specific planner needs administrative detention depends on how the local authorities decide.
Generally speaking, I personally think that this 13 person must have violated the rules. Because their illegal acts have caused a waste of public resources, the fines will definitely not run away, and the planners may be administratively detained, depending on how the local authorities decide.