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DEVELOPING: Complex Cave Rescue Underway in Turkey to Rescue Ailing American Scientist Trapped 3,000 Feet Underground

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An American scientist is trapped in a cave in Turkey after suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding. Mark Dickey, 40, is trapped approximately 3,000 feet underground. The rescue effort is being described as one of the most complex cave rescues in the world with over 150 people involved in this difficult task. He has been stuck in the cave since Saturday.

It is unclear what caused his stomach bleeding.

NBC News:

More than 150 rescuers are racing to reach an American stranded deep inside a cave in Turkey after he became ill.

Mark Dickey, 40, is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding — but he has been stuck several thousand feet below the ground inside the vast Morca cave since Saturday.

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