The Börzsöny Mountain Rescue Team was participating in the Duna-Ipoly National Park's (DINPI) Forgatag event on Saturday afternoon when an alert came in from the Remete Caves. Fortunately, many mountain rescuers were attending the DINPI family event, allowing the team to split: one half stayed in Királyrét to entertain the children, while the other half deployed in two vehicles towards the Remete Caves.
In response to the Disaster Management alert, additional emergency units were dispatched to Dömös Crossing, including the Vác Professional Fire Department, the Kismaros Volunteer Fire Department, the Nagymaros Volunteer Fire Department, the National Ambulance Service, and the Police.
This was already the fifth ankle fracture reported in the Remete Caves area this year, so the rescue operation proceeded smoothly with well-established procedures. From Dömös Crossing, one member each from the Börzsöny Mountain Rescue Service and the Kismaros Volunteer Fire Department set out on foot to assess the situation and provide initial first aid, while the remaining units prepared the necessary equipment and followed behind. Meanwhile, the Police ensured traffic control on Highway 12, allowing rescue teams to safely coordinate and prepare for the mission.
Fortunately, the injured woman suffered no other injuries besides the ankle fracture, so her condition remained stable and satisfactory. The mountain rescuers stabilized her injured ankle, and together with the arriving emergency units, they carried her down on a stretcher to Highway 12.
The final challenge was transporting her across the railway tracks, followed by lowering her down a very steep metal staircase using rope techniques.
On Highway 12, the National Ambulance Service personnel took over the injured woman and transported her to Vác Hospital for further examinations and treatment.
The trails leading to the Remete Caves are hazardous. Recently, the Börzsöny Mountain Rescue Service, in cooperation with the Hungarian Hikers' Association and Ipoly Erdő Zrt., installed warning signs along the hiking paths leading to the area.
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