The mission to rescue the American explorer trapped in the cave is said to be very difficult.

Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international expedition to the Morca Cave in the Taurus Mountains of Mersin province when he began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding at a depth of 1,040 metres. More than 150 rescuers from Türkiye and other countries are working urgently to rescue him.

Mark Dickey (red shirt) has received medical support and regained consciousness, but getting him out of the cave is a very difficult and dangerous task. Photo: AFAD

“Hi, this is Mark Dickey from over a thousand feet underground,” Dickey said in the video , wearing a red puffer jacket and headlamp. “As you can see, I’m up, I’m conscious, I’m talking. But I’m not fully healed inside, so I’m going to need a lot of help to get out of here.”

Dickey said he was “close to the brink” of death when the first rescue team reached him with medical and survival supplies. He thanked the Turkish government and rescuers, saying it was “a great opportunity to show how well the world community can work together”.

Sketch of Morca Cave and the location where the explorer was trapped. Photo: Turkish Cave Federation

Information from the scene said rescue teams were trying to bring Dickey up, a task that was assessed as very difficult and potentially risky.

International cave rescue teams and medical staff are working with cave experts ahead of a rescue operation that could begin as early as Saturday, according to the director of Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

The reason is that although Dickey's condition has improved thanks to a team of doctors from many countries, he may still have to be carried out on a stretcher.

Many rescue teams have camped outside the cave entrance. Photo: TMF

Rescuers from many countries joined the mission to rescue the explorer. Photo: TMF

A rescue team member climbs down a deep cave, despite many dangers. Photo: TMF

The cave system is described as extremely narrow with many twists and turns, making it difficult to move around. Normally, it would take a person in good health about 15 hours to escape.

“The cave has narrow winding passages and only a few descending paths,” said the Turkish Cave Federation.

Huy Hoang (according to NRCR, CNN, Independent)

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