A mountain biker was injured on the Cruce Blue Cross route in Maramureş, after hitting a cable stretched across the route. Salvamont Maramureş announces that it has carried out checks on the spot and found that the owner of some lands has laid cables to stop foreigners from entering his property.
The incident in which a person was injured while mountain biking was made public, on social networks, by the Maramureş Bike organization.
“We are raising an extremely serious alarm signal for the entire community of mountain bikers and runners in Maramureş. A colleague of ours was one step away from a tragedy while descending on the tourist route marked with the Blue Cross (Regina Maria Park – Piatra Tâlharului – Vârful Pleştiora). Right on the way down, at the exit from the tourist trail towards Strada Valea Roşie no. 205, he hit a wire stretched transversely, exactly at the level of the neck. The outcome was “just” a bad fall, a big scare and the consequences could have been fatal. We are talking about a simple dispute related to property or access”, wrote the organization that represents the cyclists in Maramureș.
The representatives of Maramureş Bike publish images of the injured, showing that from them “it is clear that it is not a fence that fell accidentally, but a wire intentionally installed by people in the area”.
Salvamont Maramureş officials announce that, following the incident reported by the cycling community, they have carried out checks in the field, on the Blue Cross – Valea Roşie tourist route.
“The verification was carried out following the commitment publicly assumed by the director of Salvamont Maramureş, in response to the notification regarding the possible dangers existing in the respective area. Following the verifications carried out in the field, it was found that a warning sign was mounted on the respective cable with the message “Access prohibited. Private property”. In this context, we specify that there are several private lands in the area, some of which were acquired after the marking of the tourist route. This situation required the modification of some portions of the original route, Salvamont Maramureş installing poles and warning signs for the orientation and safety of those traveling the route”, announced Salvamont Maramureş officials.
They specify that the circumstances of the incident, the location of the cable and the possible responsibilities are matters that fall within the competence of the authorities empowered to carry out the necessary checks.
