An international rescue team is racing against the clock to save an ailing US scientist trapped 3,280 feet underground in Turkey’s third deepest cave.
Speleologist Mark Dickey, 40, became ill from gastrointestinal bleeding Saturday while exploring the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains as part of an international expedition, according to the European Cave Rescue Association.
Because of his condition, Dickey has been unable to climb out of the cavern on his own, the association said on its website, describing Dickey as “a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself.”
The Speleological Federation of Turkey reported Wednesday Dickey’s bleeding had stopped — and that he’s able to walk with assistance — but will likely need to be on a stretcher to be moved out of the cave system.
“The operation is logistically and technically one of the largest cave rescues in the world, involving 150 rescuers,” the caving federation said in a statement.
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