Although rescuers have reached and stabilized the trapped American, it may take days and possibly weeks to get him out of the cave. It is too narrow for a stretcher. And after turning 40, Dickey still can’t.
The rescue of Mark Dickey, an American who fell ill while exploring Turkey’s Morca cave last week, is set to begin Friday. More than 200 rescuers will help bring him out from more than 3,400 feet underground. https://t.co/SvHdiaMa3I
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Rescue teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Turkey are participating in the operation organized by Ankara. They divided the cave into several sections, with each country’s rescue team in charge of one. The Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, made up of volunteer rescuers, arrived first on the scene and provided the American with first aid, including a blood transfusion.
The doctor on the spot cannot determine what caused the bleeding in the stomach without further examinations. The important thing is that the bleeding was stopped and the caveman was able to receive nutrition.
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The American caveman is conscious and communicating. He was even able to record a greeting to the people at the top and added a thank you to the rescuers. “The caving world is a really tight-knit group and it’s amazing to see how many people on the surface have responded… The quick response of the Turkish government saved my life in my opinion. I was very close to the abyss,” the American stated in the video.
More than 170 people are currently involved in the rescue operation, including doctors, paramedics treating Dickey and experienced cavers, Jusuf Ogrenecek of the Turkish Speleological Federation reported. He added that the rescue operation could take two to three weeks in his opinion.
She could start on Saturday or Sunday. Kovacs said it would likely take several days to retrieve Dickey and that several bivouac sites were set up along the way for Dickey and the rescue teams to rest.
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