Mark Dickey Rescued: US cave explorer extricated after 9 days from one of Turkey's deepest caves

Mark Dickey Rescued: US cave explorer extricated after 9 days from one of Turkey's deepest caves

A dramatic and complex international rescue operation to save an American man from one of Turkey’s deepest caves ended successfully on Tuesday – more than a week after after he fell seriously ill and became too frail to make his own way out.

An accomplished and experienced caver, Mark Dickey, 40 year of age, had been part of a research group on an exploration mission in the Morca Cave when he reportedly began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding and lost three liters of blood.

He was part of an expedition that was exploring the Morca cave, which he entered on Aug.

30.

After he became ill, a member of his party made the harrowing, hours long climb to the surface and alerted authorities on Sept.

2.

The cave is located in the Taurus Mountain range in southern Turkey and reaches depths of up to 1,276 meters (4,186 feet).

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