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Rescuers move US caver, trapped underground in Turkey, closer to surface

Italian rescuers carry US caver Mark Dickey on a stretcher as part of a rescue operation in Morca cave in Turkey's southern Mersin province, September 11, 2023 [Handout: Italian Alpine Rescue via Reuters]

A United States researcher who became trapped about 1,000 metres (3,000 feet) underground in a cave in southeastern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface, as emergency crews continue to work to free him.

The Speleological Federation of Turkey said on Monday that Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old who became trapped after experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding nine days ago, had been moved to 180 metres (590 feet) below the surface.

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