American researcher Mark Dickey after being rescued from deep inside a southern Turkish cave, in which he had fallen ill. An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he would die there before a complex international rescue operation got him out. “You don’t let things become hopeless, but …
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Turkish authorities say 40-year-old explorer Mark Dickey could be rescued by Tuesday amid wide-reaching rescue effort. A United States researcher who became trapped about 1,000 metres underground in a cave in southeastern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface, as emergency crews continue to work to free him. The Speleological Federation of Turkey said on Monday that Mark Dickey, …
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