Dear Hungarian Cave Rescue Service,

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks for the superhuman work you carried out during the rescue following the accident at Vadálló-kövek on October 31, 2025.

In today’s world, the humanity and compassion with which you treated my mother throughout the entire process truly deserve special recognition. You also took care of us (my husband, our dog, and me), making sure that we got back to the car safely. Moments like this restore my faith in people. This positive experience (of course not the accident itself, but the way the situation was handled) showed that selflessness and willingness to help still exist, for which I am eternally grateful.

My mother has already undergone surgery, received a cast for eight weeks, and is recovering at our home. She asked me to be sure to pass on her thanks as well.

Once again, thank you, thank you all:
Z Fruzsina,
Z Lászlóné (my mother),
K Gergő (my husband),
Drazsé (our hiking dachshund).

(The article about the rescue is available by clicking HERE.)

Dear Friends and all who have been anxiously awaiting the news since last night: Imre is doing well now, he was pushed out of the operating room half an hour ago. His ankle was completely shattered, 11 screws and a lot of metal plates and wires were used to mosaic it together. Two orthopaedic doctors performed a demonstration surgery on him for a group of trainee doctors. He'll be off the field for a good few weeks, but then, if all goes well, he'll be back to hiking - although we'd rather avoid the rougher terrain for a while.

We can't tell you how grateful we are for the help of the Cave Rescue Service and for the empathetic, humane way they kept in touch with us during the long hours of waiting and then the way they handled the whole rescue - with culture, discretion and respect. Their doctor has kept in touch with us ever since - we really appreciate his care. And thank you to the nice couple hiking near us for their help in the first few metres, thanks to them Imre was able to get out to where the cave rescuers reached us. Thank you also to the rescuers of the National Ambulance Service, who came from several counties away, for making the trip to the hospital before heading home. And thank you to our guardian angels in action for writing the numbers of the Cave Ambulance Service on our mobile phones before we left! We encourage all fellow hikers to check their website when heading out into rougher terrain and enter their relevant number into your mobile phone. In case of trouble, they are the ones to call, as 112 or the fire brigade would alert them in the same situation.

We wish you all an accident-free hike, Orsi Bojtár and Katalin Bagi (the article about the rescue is available by CLICKING HERE)

March 1 is International Civil Protection Day. This year, the National Directorate General for Disaster Management thanked the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service for helping and supporting their civil protection efforts. At the ceremony, we heard Colonel Péter Jackovics' assessment of today's natural hazards and the protection against them.

Representatives of several NGOs received recognition at the event. This year, the acclaimed diploma and souvenir of Major General Dr. Zoltán Góra was received by our member Márton Kovács. We thank the recognition and hope that our relationship with Disaster Management staff, which has been developing so far, will continue to be successful in the future.

Photo: András Jóri

On the occasion of International Civil Protection Day, the National Directorate General for Disaster Management of the Ministry of the Interior held its central ceremony on 1 March. Forty-two people received ministerial and director-general recognition at the event. The diplomas were handed over by Major General Dr. Góra Zoltán to all those who had done outstanding work for the protection of human life and property, for the protection against disasters. Among the honorees were both professionals and those who, in addition to their work, volunteer for outstanding work in a field related to disaster management in some thread.

This year, Csaba Császár (Head of Technical Gear) received ministerial-level recognition, and Péter Kunisch (Secretary, SAR leader) and András Hegedűs (Head of the Training and Development) received director-level recognition.