Key takeaways:
- Rescue teams from around the world are working to save an American speleologist who has become ill while exploring a cave in Turkey.
- More than 150 rescuers are now working to free Dickey, who is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding.
- The Turkish Caving Federation and the European Cave Rescue Association are involved in the effort, which is expected to take several days.
Rescue teams from around the world are working to save an American speleologist who has become ill while exploring a cave in Turkey.
Mark Dickey, 40, was part of an international expedition in the Morca cave system in the Taurus Mountains in the Mersin province of southern Turkey. He became ill at a campsite 3,400 feet from the entrance of the 4,100-foot cave, the third-deepest in the country.
More than 150 rescuers are now working to free Dickey, who is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding. He has been stuck several thousand feet below the ground since Saturday.
The Turkish Caving Federation, which is assisting in the rescue, said the operation is “logistically and technically one of the largest cave rescues in the world.” The European Cave Rescue Association is also involved in the effort.
Rescuers are working around the clock to free Dickey, who is in stable condition. The rescue operation is expected to take several days.
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