Mark Dickey fell ill with stomach bleeding on September 2 while on an expedition in the Morca Cave in the Taurus Mountains.
Rescue teams in Turkey have successfully carried an American researcher trapped 3,410ft deep in a cave to the 2,297ft mark where he will rest at a base camp before they continue the taxing journey to the surface
Experienced caver Mark Dickey started vomiting on September 2 because of stomach bleeding while on an expedition with a handful of others in the Morca Cave in the Taurus Mountains, one of the deepest in the world, according to experts. They set up small medical base camps at various levels along the shaft to provide 40-year-old Mr Dickey with an opportunity to rest during the slow and arduous extrication.
The Speleological Federation of Turkey wrote on its official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday: “Mark was delivered to the campsite at minus 700 metres as of 03.24 local time . At this stage, he will set out again after resting and having the necessary treatments.”
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