EXTENSIVE PATCH ARTICLE--SCIENTIST RESCUED FROM "CRAZY, CRAZY ADVENTURE" IN DEEP TURKISH CAVE

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Scientist Rescued From 'Crazy, Crazy Adventure' In Deep Turkish Cave

The accomplished cave explorer from Croton-on-Hudson was far from the entrance of the Morca Cave when he fell deathly ill.

Lanning Taliaferro,Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 9:39 am ET|\EXCERPED--READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT THE LINK BELOW

Updated Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 9:45 am ET-----------Dickey, an accomplished cave explorer, was 1,040 meters (3,412 feet) from the entrance of the Morca Cave on an expedition, when he became stricken with severe stomach bleeding on Sept. 2. There were several other people with him, including three other Americans, on the mission to map the 1,276-meter (4,186-foot) deep cave system for the Anatolian Speleology Group Association.

His conditions rapidly worsened to life-threatening gastrointestinal intestinal bleeding and vomiting, according to the New Jersey Initial Response Team, a volunteer search and rescue organization of which Dickey is the chief.

While someone remained with the 40-year-old speleologist more than 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) underground, another team member began the arduous and technical climb back out of the cave to sound the alarm. READ THE WHOLE EXTENSIVE ARTICLE AT Scientist Rescued From 'Crazy, Crazy Adventure' In Deep Turkish Cave | Ossining, NY Patch