CAVE RESCUE--CROTON MAN TRAPPED 4,500 FEET DEEP WITH GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING

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Cave Rescue: Croton-On-Hudson Man Trapped 4,500 Feet Deep With Gastrointestinal Bleeding

More than 150 rescuers are working to help a stranded scientist from New York after he fell ill in a cave in Turkey.

09/07/2023 12:45 p.m.

Northern Westchester County resident Mark Dickey, age 40, of Croton-on-Hudson, has been stuck thousands of feet below ground in the Morca cave since Saturday, Sept. 2, and is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, the European Cave Rescue Association said.

Dickey serves as Chief of the Sussex County-based New Jersey Initial Response Team (NJIRT), who said he became sick more than 4,500 feet deep while assisting in the exploration of the Morca cave (pronounced Morja). MORE AT Cave Rescue: Croton-On-Hudson Man Trapped 4,500 Feet Deep With Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Cortlandt Daily Voice

UPDATED Mark Dickey rescue: NY explorer trapped in Turkish cave (lohud.com)

UPDATED----EVACUATION BEGUN ---An international caving expert and instructor from Croton-on-Hudson who fell deathly ill while leading an exploration of a deep cave in southern Turkey a week ago has been stabilized by medical personnel and evacuation efforts have begun. Rescue Effort Underway For Sick Croton Speleologist In Turkish Cave | Ossining, NY Patch

9/11 UPDATE New Update: Croton-On-Hudson Man Trapped In Cave Closer To Rescue | Cortlandt Daily Voice

HE'S OUT! THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: HE'S OUT! RESCUED!