Two hikers set out from Dobogokő around noon on Tuesday 8 October to hike one of the most visited trails in the Visegrád-hegység, the Rám-szakadék. According to locals, they were preparing for a 4-hour hike, which turned out to be a lot more in the end.
They successfully completed the demainding route and then lost the signs of the hiking trail when they emerged from the gorge and got lost around 6 pm. Tired and unable to find their way back to the hiking trail on their own, they called a friend who contacted the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service (BMSz) incident manager around 7 pm.
Fortunately, with the help of the phone of the hikers, the incident manager was able to identify the exact location of the lost hikers and alerted two cave rescuers from Pomáz at 19:30. The cave rescuers set off shortly afterwards with food, hot drinks, headlamps and extra gear and then telephoned the lost hikers. Luckily they were close to the Hoffman-vadászház so the cave rescuers directed them there.
At 20:45, the hikers were met here by the cave rescuers, who, after hot tea and refreshments, drove the hikers to their accommodation in Dobogókő. Yesterday's operation ended quickly and luckily.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that no one should set off hiking in the forest without a headlamp, map or a suitable hiking phone app, warm clothing and water.