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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.

The American caver trapped underground in Turkey has been hoisted to safety.

Dickey fell ill at a depth of 1,120 metres (3,695 feet), sparking what organisers said was one of the largest and most complicated underground rescue operations | World News

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 researcher has been rescued from a cave in Turkey more than a week after he fell seriously ill 1,000m (more than 3,000ft) below its entrance. Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver, was on an expedition to map Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains when he became seriously ill on 2 September with stomach bleeding. The Speleological Federation of Turkey said he had left the cave after midnight local time and the rescue mission "has ended successfully".