An American researcher has been rescued from a cave in Turkey – more than a week after he fell seriously ill more than 1,000m (3,280ft) below its entrance.
Mark Dickey, an experienced caver, was on an expedition to map Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains when he became seriously ill on 2 September with stomach bleeding.
The Speleological Federation of Turkey said he had left the cave after midnight local time and the rescue mission “has ended successfully”.