More than 150 rescuers join effort to free ill American from Turkish cave
almost 2 years in The guardian
In video brought to surface, Mark Dickey says he was ‘very close to the edge’ after falling ill 1km downLocal and international cave rescue teams have assembled at one of Turkey’s deepest underground systems to try to extract a US caver, in what experts are suggesting may be one of the most complex operations of its kind.Mark Dickey, 40, who fell ill with gastrointestinal bleeding more than 1,000 metres (3,300ft) below ground level in the Morca cave system, made an emotional video that was brought to the surface thanking the more than 150 rescuers involved in trying to get him out of the system. Continue reading...