Rescue efforts have begun to free American researcher Mark Dickey who was stranded 3,000 feet inside of a cave in Turkey.

<div class="block">Rescue efforts have begun to free American researcher Mark Dickey who was stranded 3,000 feet inside of a cave in Turkey.</div>

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Rescue Begins for American Trapped in Turkish Cave

Rescuers have started to free American researcher Mark Dickey, who was stranded 3000 ft inside a cave in Turkey. 40 year old Dickie got sick during a research trip at the cave and suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding. A team of rescuers has reached him and have started transporting him out of the cave on a stretcher. Emergency responders did get the 40 year old the medication he needed last week, he shared a video message saying he was doing well and thanked the government for its quick response. As you can see, I'm up on alert, I'm talking uh but I'm not healed on the inside yet. So I'm gonna need a, a lot of help to get out of here. Um And it's uh this is often in the caving world a, a great opportunity to show just how well uh the international world can work together. It is expected to take some days before rescuers and Dickey exit that cave.