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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.

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 Turkey's 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.