Published September 12,2023
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The efforts for the evacuation of Mark Dickey, who descended into the Morca Cave on September 3 for an exploration and suffered a abdomen bleeding at a depth of about 1,276 meters, started underneath the coordination of AFAD from September 9, following the physician’s resolution.
Search and rescue consultants, together with medical groups, reached Dickey on the campsite positioned at a depth of 180 meters.
After mandatory checks, the American mountaineer was transported on a stretcher and efficiently introduced out of the cave, navigating by means of difficult slender passages.
The evacuation operation, which was efficiently accomplished, concerned 196 search and rescue consultants from 8 nations along with Turkish groups, together with AFAD, UMKE, gendarmerie, European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA), and the Turkey Caving Federation.
Dickey was examined on the well being cabin within the AFAD Coordination Center and expressed his gratitude, saying, “They made an incredible climb and saved my life.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
