site.btaBulgarian Teams Join Rescue Operation in Turkiye

The operation to rescue American spelunker Mark Dickey from the Morca cave, southern Turkiye, was extremely difficult, Anri Hazday, member of the Board of Cave Rescue Bulgaria told BTA on Tuesday. Dickey was extracted from the Morca cave in Taurus Mountain

American speleologist Mark Dickey has been moved on a stretcher to a location at minus 300 metres in Morca Cave, southern Turkiye, reported Cave Rescue Bulgaria (CRB) to BTA on Monday.

Turkish and international rescuers, including Bulgarian, are taking part in one of the largest cave rescue operation for in Southern Turkiye, Cave Rescue Bulgaria and the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) said on Thursday. American speleologist Mark Dickey has been stranded at a depth of 1,040 metres in the Morca Cave in Taurus Mountain since September 2, having fallen ill during an international expedition to the cave.