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Mark Dickey, the American explorer who fell ill 3,400 feet below the entrance to a cave in Turkey, has been rescued, officials said on Monday. The Turkish Caving Federation announced that Dickey was successfully escorted out of the cave just after midnight local time. Dickey, 40, is a seasoned caver and was on a trip…

A massive rescue operation is underway in southern Turkey to save an American explorer trapped 3,400 feet from the entrance of the Morca Cave outside the district of Anamur. Mark Dickey, the 40-year-old American caver, started experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding while with an expedition team in the cave, one of the deepest in Turkey. An international…