Normally their religion forbids the removal of turbans in public. Still, never mind religion (or politics for that matter). Their action with humanity does not deserve criticism. The five men were honored by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
To Rescue Two Hikers, Five Sikh Men Used Their Turbans to Create a Rope Ladder
It's big news here in the colonies. I think it has put a kind face of a system of beliefs that most people don't get.