PHOTOS: Singaporean national rescued in Budapest from 300 meters deep

A Singaporean national got into trouble in the Mátyás Cave in Budapest. He was 300 metres deep, so 27 rescue professionals and doctors went after him and managed to get him out.

According to RTL Klub, the Singaporean national was in his twenties. Rescue experts had to be very cautious since they not only had to climb and hold themselves surrounded by the narrow walls of the cave, but they also had to take out the man lying consciously on a stretcher.

The Singaporean national’s ankle got injured during an organised climb 300 metres deep in the cave. The man took a wrong step on a slippery rock while an international group he was a member of was discovering the cave.

The rescue team took him up from the so-called Earth Room of the cave.

Photo: MTI

The team was numerous because the cave was narrow, and they had to carry the stretcher in hand, even in the narrowest parts.

The rescue lasted 1.5 hours. The Singaporean man did not lose consciousness during the entire operation. The ambulance took him to the Budapest Honvédkórház (Military Hospital Medical Centre).

Here are two more photos of the rescue operation. Congratulations to the Hungarian team!

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