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MERSIN PROVINCE, Turkey — Turkish rescuers are able to being the method of releasing an American caver caught over 3,000 ft underground throughout the subsequent few days, an emergency administration official mentioned Thursday.
“With this excellent news, with medical doctors saying you possibly can take him out now, slowly, tomorrow or the subsequent day on the newest, we’ll begin his rescue,” mentioned Recep Şalcı, head of search and rescue for Turkey’s Catastrophe and Emergency Administration Authority.
Mark Dickey is over 3,000 ft down within the Morca cave, which is the third-deepest cave within the nation, officers mentioned.
Dickey was on a world journey to map it when he suffered gastrointestinal bleeding Saturday and was unable to return on his personal. He’s recovering, he mentioned in a video dated Wednesday.
The cave is within the Taurus Mountains within the southern a part of Turkey. It has slender passages and a number of other areas requiring a rappel, in line with the Turkish Caving Federation, which is aiding within the effort.
Turkey’s Catastrophe and Emergency Administration Authority, or AFAD, plans to make use of a helicopter to fly him again and may have well being groups ready, Şalcı mentioned.
Dickey had been bleeding and vomiting, however he now not is, mentioned Dr. Tulga Şener, medical coordinator on the rescue fee of Turkey’s caving federation.
Dickey was given items of blood, and there are extra items on the camp the place he’s, “nevertheless it appears there is no such thing as a want now,” Şener mentioned. There may be additionally a health care provider and paramedic with Dickey within the cave, he mentioned.
As a part of the trouble to get take away Dickey, a few medical encampments are contained in the cave, Şener mentioned.
Dickey mentioned within the video dated Wednesday that he is “doing properly.” He thanked the cavers who’re aiding and the Turkish authorities.
There have been 116 rescuers on the positioning Thursday, Şalcı of AFAD mentioned, and 28 have been working contained in the cave.
The Morca cave is over 4,100 ft deep.
Aziz Akyavas reported from Mersin Province and Phil Helsel from Los Angeles.
