The operation to rescue the experienced US cave researcher from the depths of southern Türkiye's Taurus Mountains involves teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Türkiye.
Rescue underway after US caver Mark Dickey fell ill 1,000 metres inside Türkiye's Morca caveUS caver Mark Dickey, 40, recorded a video inside the Morca cave in Türkiye, thanking rescuers for their efforts.abc.net.au/news/race-to-save-injured-caver-1-000-metres-under-cave-in-turkiye/102830258A widescale rescue has been launched after a US researcher became trapped with a bleeding stomach 1,000 metres below a cave entrance in Türkiye.
"The caving world is a really tight-knit group and it's amazing to see how many people have responded on the surface," Dickey said. Mr Dickey, who had been bleeding and losing fluid from his stomach, has stopped vomiting and has eaten for the first time in days, according to a New Jersey-based cave rescue group he is affiliated with.The New Jersey Initial Response Team said the rescue would require many teams and constant medical care.
Mr Dickey is the European Cave Rescue Association's medical committee secretary and "a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself". He said Mr Dickey was in "good spirits" and doctors would decide if he could leave the cave on a stretcher or under his own power.
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