"Desperate Race to Rescue American Scientist Trapped in Turkey's Deep Cave"

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"Desperate Race to Rescue American Scientist Trapped in Turkey's Deep Cave"
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More than 150 rescuers are working to save an American man, Mark Dickey, who is stranded deep inside Morca Cave in Turkey after falling ill with gastrointestinal bleeding. Dickey's condition is stabilizing, but he requires a stretcher to be removed from the cave. The rescue operation is one of the largest cave rescues in the world, involving the Turkish Caving Federation and Turkey's government. Dickey, an experienced caver, intends to climb out of the cave himself, but the process is challenging and may take up to a week. Multiple rescue teams are on-site, and Dickey's fiancée will exit the cave ahead of his rescue.

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