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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.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, I’m, ”, Bulent Genc, Gretchen Baker, CNN’s Isa Soares, Baker, “ Organizations: CNN, Turkish, Federation, Directorate of Communications, Rescue, Cave Rescue Locations: American, Turkey, Morca Valley, Anamur, Turkish, Cave

☆ 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).

Persons: Mark Dickey, Bulent Genc, Genc, TUMAF, Dickey, Ali Kucukgocmen, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Rescue, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Turkish, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mentone , Alabama, Rights MERSIN, Turkey, American

☆ 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

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