U.S. explorer who was trapped in Türkiye’s third deepest cave at a depth of 1,276 meters (4,186.35 ft) in Mersin’s Anamur district, thanked Turkish authorities for saving his life, in a touching video on Thursday.
“I used to be very near the sting,” mentioned Mark Dickey within the video dated Sept. 6 that was made accessible to The Associated Press (AP) by Turkish authorities on Thursday.
Rescue specialists from throughout Europe have converged on the collapse southern Türkiye to save lots of Dickey.
Dickey, 40, turned sick and had gastrointestinal bleeding, and since then has been unable to go away the cave on his personal, the European Cave Rescue Association reported.
It described Dickey as “a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself” who’s well-known for his participation in lots of worldwide expeditions. He is secretary of the affiliation’s medical committee.
Dickey was on an expedition, mapping the 1,276-meter deep Morca cave system for the Anatolian Speleology Group Association (ASPEG) earlier than falling in poor health at round 1,000 meters deep, in accordance with Yusuf Öğrenecek of the Speleological Federation of Türkiye.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and rescue crew UMKE are working with Turkish and worldwide cavers on a plan to retrieve Dickey out of the cave advanced, the rescue affiliation mentioned.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
