Turkish Officials Initiate Rescue of Trapped US Researcher in 3,000-Foot Cave

Turkish officials have launched a rescue operation to retrieve a US researcher, Mark Dickey, who fell ill and became trapped 3,000 feet inside the Morca cave in southern Turkey. Dickey, suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, has been unable to leave the cave since Thursday. More than 150 Turkish and international cave rescue experts, including teams from Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Poland, are involved in the effort. The rescue operation, which includes widening the cave's narrow passages, could take up to ten days to complete.