U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a “crazy adventure”

U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a “crazy adventure”

American explorer Mark Dickey was rescued from a cave in southern Turkey on Monday night, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Dickey “was taken out of the last exit of the cave” a little past midnight local time, the federation wrote on social media. “Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation ended successfully. We congratulate … Read more

Complex cave rescue looms in Turkey as American Mark Dickey stuck 3,200 feet inside Morca cave

Complex cave rescue looms in Turkey as American Mark Dickey stuck 3,200 feet inside Morca cave

Istanbul — Turkish and international cave rescue experts were working Thursday to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 3,280 feet in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, in the Mersin province, … Read more