Trapped US explorer: Researcher rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week later
Around 190 experts from around the world took part in the rescue mission.
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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 world's deepest, in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to aid Mark Dickey, who became seriously ill on Sept. 2
A major rescue operation in Turkey's 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 world's 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 surface. He was brought out early Tuesday.