It is very remote out here to say the least; it could well be the man just couldn't bring himself to leave them in the situation they were in. I am not sure if anyone will ever really know why he did what he did- but I do know he was trained properly and he may not have realized it but had he left them where they were and called BP, they would have been there in just a few minutes. That is not always the case, but with the MM here, there are BP in force out here now. He was new and may not have known they could have authorities there so quickly.
I always like to give the benefit of doubt to people, but my daughter was there when the MM organizers were giving out the instructions and she said they really made a point to tell them no contact, and repeated it several times along with the other instructions. She told me there was no way this man could not have understood the rules, they were really clear. That is what made me wonder if he was possibly a plant to make the MM look bad.