"On the surface with the stretcher Mark!" - the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service announced the good news on its Facebook page. "With 58.5 hours of hard work, with the cooperation of nearly 200 on-site cave rescuers from 10 countries and many background people, with a huge international cooperation, we managed to bring Mark to the surface from a depth of 1040m as a team," they wrote.
The American speleologist who fell ill on September 2nd in the Morca cave in Turkey, at a depth of 1,040 meters, was brought up on a stretcher in incredibly difficult, damp and slippery conditions. Mark Dickey, who took part in an international expedition, was able to be reached at a depth of one kilometer by the doctors rushing to his aid.
At the beginning of last week, the four-person medical team of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service was the first to reach the depths.
The condition of the researcher, who until then was in danger of death, was stabilized with medication and a blood transfusion after he suffered deep stomach bleeding.
According to the organizers of the rescue, it was one of the largest and most complicated rescues ever carried out
Mark Dickey told reporters that after his condition worsened, he never thought he would ever get out of the cave alive. He also said: he knows that the quick response of the Turkish government and the quick delivery of the necessary medical equipment saved his life.
By the way, Mark Dickey is a caver with more than 20 years of experience, who has discovered caves in 20 different American states and 10 different countries, reports CNN.
Source: hirado.hu
Cover photo: On Sunday evening, after a week, the Hungarian cave rescue team, who were the first to arrive at the site, reached the surface from the Morca cave in Turkey. The professional work of the team was led by Zsófia Zádor, doctor of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service. Photo: Hungarian Cave Rescue Service Facebook
