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Around 190 experts from around the world took part in the rescue mission.

Teams from across Europe had rushed to the cave to aid Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding.

Six different crews from across Europe helped the injured American escape the complex cave system in Turkiye, after he experienced gastrointestinal bleeding and could not move.

Teams rushed to Morca cave, one of the worlds deepest, in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to aid Mark Dickey, who became seriously ill on Sept. 2

A major rescue operation in Turkeys Taurus Mountains has brought out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago, about 3,000 feet from the entrance of one of worlds deepest caves. Mark Dickey is a 40-year-old explorer and a cave rescuer himself. He became stricken with severe stomach bleeding Sept. 2. There were several other people with him on the mission to map the deep cave system. By Monday, teams of international rescuers had moved him up to a level about 330 feet from the ...

An American researcher was pulled out of a deep Turkish cave more than a week after he became seriously ill more than 3,000 feet below its entrance. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to aid Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. He was on an expedition to map the cave, which is the country’s third deepest.

An American trapped for 12 days in a Turkish cave was brought to the surface last night by a team of 200 rescuers.Mark Dickey, 40, fell ill on August 31 as he e

Mark Dickey developed stomach problems while examining depths of the Morca Cave in southern Turkeys Taurus Mountains

Mark Dickey is a well-known cave researcher and a cave rescuer himself who had participated in many international expeditions, and was on an expedition to map the Morca cave system when he fell ill.

The cave reaches nearly 1.3 kilometres (0.8 miles) below ground.