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☆ Indian authorities contact Thai cave rescue team as urgency increases to reach trapped men
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rescue teams inside the Uttarakhand tunnel on November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout/ReutersAuthorities said they were exploring all options to reach the men, including contacting teams experienced in delicate rescue missions. “The rescue team has contacted the Thailand company which had rescued the children trapped in the cave,” it added. Twelve boys and their soccer coach were rescued after nearly three weeks trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cave by a specialist cave diving team in 2018. Indian authorities have also reached out to the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to get advice, the statement said.

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☆ Film crews became 'collateral damage' of Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A New Mexico assistant director fell into deep depression and took his life. Crew members rallied to help one another and charities pitched in during the writers strike that began May 2 and ended in late September, and the actors strike that started in July. "The actors and writers are getting a lot of publicity but the crews are the collateral damage of the strikes," said Lori Rubinstein, executive director of mental health charity Behind the Scenes. Crew members lost health insurance and broke into retirement funds. In Albuquerque, assistant director Anthony Pelot, 37, who worked on sets with Bufalino for 14 years, grieved the loss of his best friend.

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☆ Netflix wants its own version of 'The Bear' and more 'Dahmer'-style true crime. Here's its series wish list, per Hollywood insiders and leaked agency documents.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Several producers, agents, and other dealmakers also weighed in for this story about the content market and what the streamers are looking for. In short, broadcast network-type shows that will grab broad viewership are the top priority for Netflix and all its competitors. Netflix wants another 'Squid Game' and more true crime, but 'nothing too political'"Squid Game." And for its version of Hulu's "The Bear," it wants a series set in a fast-paced world, but not a restaurant. In unscripted and non-fiction programming, per both documents and Insider's sources, true crime remains a big area of focus for series as well as films.

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☆ U.S. caver rescued in Turkey "blessed to be alive", but vows to keep caving
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. caver Mark Dickey, on a stretcher, is carried out of the Morca cave as his rescue operation comes to a successful end near Anamur in Mersin province, southern Turkey September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsISTANBUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - An American caver rescued after being trapped underground in southern Turkey for 11 days said on Thursday he was blessed to be alive after suffering a gastrointestinal bleed while 1,040 metres deep - but that he would go on exploring caves. Mark Dickey, 40, was rescued early on Tuesday after being trapped in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus Mountains. More than 150 cave rescuers from Turkey, Croatia, Italy and other countries worked to rescue Dickey from Turkey's third-deepest cave, and Dickey said he had never lost hope. "Will I go back to Morca cave?

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☆ American Cave Expert Is Rescued in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Kaly Soto | Safak Timur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An American cave expert who became ill while he was more than 3,000 feet underground in a cave in Turkey, prompting an international rescue effort, was pulled safely from the cave soon after midnight Tuesday morning local time and immediately brought to a medical tent, the Speleological Federation of Turkey announced in a statement. While he was deep underground, the caver, Mark Dickey, 40, who is himself an expert cave rescuer, suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and lost three liters of blood. Many of them camped out in the cave or near its opening in a remote part of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey. The rescuers began moving Mr. Dickey up the cave on Saturday afternoon, according to the Speleological Federation of Turkey. The teams had to navigate some narrow passages, said Yaman Ozakin, a spokesman affiliated with the Turkish cave rescuers.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, Yaman Ozakin Organizations: Speleological Federation of, Speleological Federation of Turkey Locations: American, Turkey, Speleological Federation of Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, United States

The European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) received a call on September 2 saying that he was experiencing severe gastric pain. American caver Mark Dickey, 40, had been trapped inside the Morca Sinkhole in southern Turkey. Turkish Government Directorate of Communications/APAn international rescue operation led by at least 200 aid workers began on Saturday. Italian Alpine Rescue/ReutersThe Turkish Caving Federation said Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave at 12:37 am local time, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He is also a medical commission secretary at the European Cave Rescue Association, and the executive director at Caving Academy.

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☆ US caver rescued after days-long climb from 1,000 metres deep in Turkish cave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Ali Kucukgocmen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MERSIN, Turkey, Sept 11 (Reuters) - An American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey after falling ill was rescued early on Tuesday, Turkey's TUMAF caving federation said, after a days-long international rescue operation. "Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave," TUMAF wrote on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. [1/4]Italian Alpine rescuers (CNSAS) carry U.S. caver Mark Dickey on stretcher as part of a rescue operation in Morca Cave in Mersin province, southern Turkey September 11, 2023. Italian Alpine Rescue/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights"Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation has ended successfully. Footage from previous phases of the operation showed Dickey lying inside the cave and receiving treatment by a medical team.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, TUMAF, caver Mark Dickey, Ali Kucukgocmen, Aurora Ellis, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Ece Toksabay, Thomson Locations: MERSIN, Turkey, American, Mersin, Italian, Cave, Mersin province, Croatia, Italy

☆ US Caver Who Was Trapped 1,000 Metres Deep in Turkey May Be Rescued by Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA (Reuters) - An American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface and is expected to be rescued by Tuesday morning, rescuers said. Previous footage from the operation showed Dickey lying inside the cave and receiving treatment by a medical team. It is a very particular phase of the cave here because there are so many slopes it is a bit tricky," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other countries have been working for days to rescue him from the country's third deepest cave. "The rescue operation will continue from the -180 meters after Mark has rested at the camp here for a while.

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☆ US caver who became trapped 1,000 metres deep in Turkey is moved halfway to surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Umit Bektas Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Rescuers raced on Sunday to rescue an American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey, moving him halfway to the surface. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other countries have been working for days to rescue him from the country's third deepest cave. "Our medical team is working really hard to try to keep Mark's condition as stable as possible. Since yesterday, we started lifting the stretcher and transporting him through the cave," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters. Mark's medical condition right now is very good," said Tulga Sener, medical coordinator for the cave rescue commission.

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☆ Feliz Solomon — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Feliz Solomon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Feliz SolomonFeliz Solomon covers Southeast Asia for The Wall Street Journal. Based in Singapore, she reports on political, economic and social developments throughout the region. Feliz has worked in Asia for more than a decade and joined the Journal in 2019. She previously lived in Hong Kong, Myanmar and Thailand, where she began her career as an editor for Burmese journalists who operated in exile to evade censorship in their home country. Prior to joining the Journal, she worked for Time Magazine covering current events including Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protests, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and the Thai cave rescue.

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CNN —An American man stuck in the third-deepest cave in Turkey after falling ill has said he is “doing well” as rescue operations to retrieve him from hundreds of meters below the surface continue. American caver Mark Dickey, talks to camera inside the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, on Sept. 7, 2023. Turkish Government Directorate of Communications/AP“As you can see I’m up, I’m alert, I’m talking. Gretchen Baker, from National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC), who has known and worked with Dickey for several years and has been in communication with the rescue team, expressed cautious optimism about Dickey’s safe passage out of the cave. Despite Dickey’s improving medical situation, Baker said even with him helping, the rescue operation still has some way to go.

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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save a 40-year-old American speleologist who became ill and is trapped more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into a cave in southern Turkey. Mark Dickey became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, according to the European Cave Rescue Association. Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesMarton Kovacs of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service said the cave is being prepared for his safe extraction. The cave has been divided into several sections, with each country’s rescue team being responsible for one section. The volunteer Hungarian Cave Rescue Service was the first to arrive at Dickey’s location and provided emergency blood transfusions to stabilize his condition.

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☆ Mark Dickey: Turkey rescuers rush to save American trapped in Morca cave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Rescuers are rushing to save an American man trapped in the third deepest cave in Turkey after he became ill, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Some 150 rescuers are involved in a “complex” operation to save Mark Dickey, who was part of a research team in Morca Valley, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Caving rescue workers from several countries have arrived in Turkey to assist in the operation, including Hungarian, Italian, Croatian and American rescuers, according to Genc. The Hungarian Cave Rescue service said that Dickey suffered gastrointestinal bleeding. “Mark is currently residing at the campsite at 1,040 meters from the entrance,” the Turkish Caving Federation said on Wednesday.

Persons: Mark Dickey, “, Bulent Genc, Dickey, Mark Organizations: CNN, Turkish, Federation, Twitter Locations: American, Turkey, Morca Valley, Turkish

☆ Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Dickey, the U.S. caver who is currently trapped near Morca, poses in Mentone, Alabama, U.S., May 12, 2023. National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC)/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 7 (Reuters) - More than 150 rescuers raced on Thursday to reach an American man who fell ill and became trapped some 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) underground in a cave he was exploring in southern Turkey. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration mission in the Morca cave in the Taurus mountains when he began suffering gastrointestinal bleeding, Turkey's TUMAF caving federation said in a statement. "Several international teams, including Croats and Italians, are aiding in the operations. Footage from the rescue operation showed Turkish and international teams setting up tents and cables outside the sinkhole, Turkey's third-largest, which is at an altitude of 2,140 metres (7,020 ft).

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☆ The tech world is thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley loses faith in its go-to bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Investors are sinking millions into startups like MARZ and Runway to bring AI tech to film and TV.

☆ Elemy is ditching autism care to sell healthcare software instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Matt Weinberger (tweet @gamoid) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

☆ Captain of Thai 'cave boys' soccer team dies in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Duangpetch Promthep introduces himself during the news conference in Chiang Rai, Thailand July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File PhotoBANGKOK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - One of 12 boys dramatically rescued after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 has died in Britain where he was attending a soccer academy, his former teacher said on Wednesday. Duangpetch Promthep, better known as "Dom", was captain of the "Wild Boars" team whose seemingly impossible extraction by international divers and Thai navy SEALs captured huge global attention. The news was shared on social media by a Buddhist monk who taught the boys in Thailand's northern Chiang Rai province. Once rescued, the boys were invited to attend a Manchester United match and their story was the subject of books, documentaries and films, and most recently, the Netflix (NFLX.O) series "Thai Cave Rescue".

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