A world rescue operation is underway in southern Turkey after an American cave explorer suffered a medical emergency whereas descending into the nation’s third-deepest cave on Saturday.
Rescue officers mentioned Mark Dickey, 40, was with a group about 3,400 ft from the doorway to Murka Cave within the Alps close to Anamur when he started experiencing extreme gastrointestinal ache and bleeding.
He mentioned a rescue group was dispatched the following day, and a Hungarian medical unit was capable of attain Dickie, who had acquired a blood transfusion. Hungarian Cave Rescue Servicewho helps within the rescue.
Nationwide Cave Rescue Committee by way of Reuters
The Turkish Speleological Affiliation mentioned in a Social media sharing.
The European Cave Rescue Society, which helps to coordinate the rescue, mentioned Dickie’s situation was steady as of Thursday, however he was nonetheless unable to get out of the cave on his personal. in the current situation.
“The trail to the sufferer from the doorway to the cave required nearly a full day of steady descent on ropes and (troublesome) terrain, usually in semi-waterlogged passages. One other problem, mentioned the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, was fatigue.
The Turkish Speleological Federation estimated that the climb would take a full 15 hours for an skilled caver to finish. Now that his bleeding has stopped and he is ready to stroll on his personal, the federation mentioned, plans are underway early Thursday to begin shifting him on a stretcher quickly.
Dicky is described as a well known speleologist within the worldwide speleologist.
“He’s a extremely educated cave explorer and a cave rescuer himself,” mentioned the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service. Along with his caving work, he serves as secretary to the European Cave Rescue Society’s medical committee and as an teacher for cave rescue organizations in the US.
Multiple donation sites Created to help in worldwide rescue efforts.
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