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American researcher Mark Dickey is carried in a stretcher after being pulled out of Morca cave near Anamur, south Turkey, on early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains to aid Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. (Mert Gokhan Koc/Dia Images via AP)

American explorer says he thought he would die during an 11-day ordeal in a Turkish cave

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

In this photo released by Turkish government's Search and Rescue agency AFAD, American researcher Mark Dickey, center, is pulled out of Morca cave near Anamur, south Turkey, on early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains to aid Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. (AFAD via AP)

American researcher doing well after rescue from a deep Turkish cave, calling it a ‘crazy adventure’

By Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A rescuer works on her hiking gear in the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) members, camp next to the Morca cave during a rescue operation near Anamur, south Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. American researcher Mark Dickey, 40, who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, has recovered sufficiently enough to be extracted in an operation that could last three or four days, a Turkish official was quoted as saying on Friday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

What to know about a major rescue underway to bring a U.S. researcher out of a deep Turkish cave

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) member, goes down into the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

American researcher rescued from deep Turkish cave after more than a week

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Turkish governor of Mersin, Ali Hamza Pehlivan, front center, during his visit to the Morca cave during a rescue operation near Anamur, south Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. American researcher Mark Dickey, 40, who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, has recovered sufficiently enough to be extracted in an operation that could last three or four days, a Turkish official was quoted as saying on Friday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Rescue begins of ailing U.S. researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, officials say

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American caver Mark Dickey, left, 40, talks to a colleague inside the Morca cave near Anamur, southern Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Turkish and international cave rescue experts are working to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. (Turkish Government Directorate of Communications via AP)

The operation could start soon to rescue a sick American researcher 3,000 feet into a Turkish cave

By Mehmet Guzel and Khalil Hamra - Associated Press