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Rescuers race to save American trapped in Turkish cave

Experienced caver Mark Dickey suddenly became ill during an expedition with a handful of others in the Morca cave in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains.

By Associated Press, Dia Images, IHA an Turkish Government Directorate of Communications

Sept. 7, 2023

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TURKISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS VIA AP

American caver Mark Dickey, left, 40, talks to a colleague inside the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7. Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill.
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TURKISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS VIA AP

In this screen grab from video, American caver Mark Dickey, 40, talks to camera next to a colleague inside the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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TURKISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS VIA AP

American caver Mark Dickey, left, 40, talks to a colleague inside the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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DIA IMAGES VIA AP

European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) members and Turkish gendarmerie officers stand next to the entrance of Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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DIA IMAGES VIA AP

European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) members and Turkish gendarmerie officers stand next to the entrance of Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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DIA IMAGES VIA AP

European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) members work next to the entrance of Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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IHA VIA AP

European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) members work next to the entrance of Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

An American is recovering deep below ground and awaiting rescue after getting sick while on a mapping expedition of Turkey's Morca cave.

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