JUST IN: Ailing American Scientist Rescued from Cave in Turkey After Being Trapped For More Than a Week (VIDEO)
American scientist Mark Dickey was finally rescued from a cave in Turkey on Monday night after being trapped for more than a week.
Mark Dickey, 40, was trapped approximately 3,000 feet underground after suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding.
The rescue effort was described as one of the most complex cave rescues in the world with over 150 people involved. Rescue teams stabilized him, and gave him fluids and 4 liters of blood.
Rescuers from several different countries, using 70 rope systems navigated waterfalls and freezing temps as they pulled Mark Dickey out of the cave.
“I don’t know what to say. This is overwhelming,” Mark Dickey told the press after he was pulled out of the cave.
