An American researcher was 91裸聊视频渄oing well91裸聊视频� at a Turkish hospital, officials said Tuesday, after out of a cave where he fell seriously ill and became trapped 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance for over a week.

Rescuers from Turkey and across Europe cheered and clapped as Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver, emerged from Morca cave in southern Turkey91裸聊视频檚 Taurus Mountains strapped to a stretcher at 12:37 a.m. local time Tuesday. He was whisked to the hospital in the nearby city of Mersin in a helicopter.

Dickey fell ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. What caused his condition remained unclear.

Lying on the stretcher surrounded by reporters shortly after his rescue, he described his nine-day ordeal as a 91裸聊视频渃razy, crazy adventure.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t is amazing to be above ground again,91裸聊视频� he said. A well-known cave researcher and a cave rescuer who had participated in many international expeditions, Dickey thanked the international caving community, Turkish cavers and Hungarian Cave Rescue, among others.

Dickey, who is from Croton-on-Hudson, New York, was part of an expedition to map the Morca Cave, Turkey91裸聊视频檚 third deepest, when he became sick. As he was too frail to climb out himself, cave rescue teams from Europe scrambled to help save him, mounting a that involved pulling him up the cave91裸聊视频檚 steep vertical sections and navigating through mud and water at low temperatures in the horizontal sections.

Rescuers had to widen some of the cave91裸聊视频檚 narrow passages, install ropes to pull him up vertical shafts on a stretcher and set up temporary camps along the way before the operation could begin.

91裸聊视频淚t was great to see him finally get out because it was very dire in the early days of this rescue,91裸聊视频� Carl Heitmeyer of the New Jersey Initial Response Team and a friend of Dickey91裸聊视频檚 told NBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭oday91裸聊视频� show.

Asked whether he believes Dickey would return to caving, Heitmeyer said: 91裸聊视频淚 hope his mom91裸聊视频檚 not watching, but I would bet on it.91裸聊视频�

Among those who rushed to the Taurus Mountains was Dr. Zsofia Zador, a caving enthusiast and medical rescuer from the Hungarian rescue team, who was among the first to treat Dickey inside the cave.

Zador, an anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist from Budapest, was on her way to the hospital to start her early morning shift on Sept. 2, when she got news of Dickey91裸聊视频檚 condition.

The 34-year-old quickly arranged for a colleague to take her shift and rushed to gather her caving gear and medical equipment, before taking a plane to Turkey to join the rescue mission, she told The Associated Press by telephone from the camp near the entrance of the cave.

91裸聊视频淗e was relieved, and he was hopeful,91裸聊视频� she said when asked to describe Dickey91裸聊视频檚 reaction when he saw her in the cave. 91裸聊视频淗e was quite happy. We are good friends.91裸聊视频�

Zador said Dickey was hypovolemic 91裸聊视频� or was suffering from loss of fluid and blood 91裸聊视频� but said he was in a 91裸聊视频渟table condition91裸聊视频� by the time she reached him because paramedics had 91裸聊视频渢reated him quite well.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t was a tricky situation because sometimes he was quite stable and it felt like he could get out on his own, but he could (deteriorate) once again,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淟uckily he didn91裸聊视频檛 lose any consciousness and he saw the situation through.91裸聊视频�

Around 190 experts from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Turkey took part in the rescue, including doctors, paramedics and experienced cavers. Teams comprised of a doctor and three to four other rescuers took turns staying by his side at all times.

Zador said she had been involved in cave rescues before but Dickey91裸聊视频檚 rescue was the 91裸聊视频渓ongest91裸聊视频� she experienced.

Dickey said after his rescue that he had started to throw up large quantities of blood inside the cave.

91裸聊视频淢y consciousness started to get harder to hold on to, and I reached the point where I thought 91裸聊视频業91裸聊视频檓 not going to live,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he told reporters.

A statement from the Mersin governor91裸聊视频檚 office said Dickey91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频済eneral health91裸聊视频� condition was 91裸聊视频済ood91裸聊视频�, without providing further details.

The Italian National Alpine and Speleological Corps said the rescue operation took more than 100 rescuers from around 10 counties a total of 60 hours. 91裸聊视频淢ark Dickey was in the cave for roughly 500 hours,91裸聊视频� it said.

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