'This is a difficult operation. It would take a (healthy) person 16 hours to come out. This operation will last at least three or four days,' a Turkish official said.
TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey — An American researcher who fell ill more than 3,000 feet below the entrance of a cave in Turkey has recovered sufficiently for rescue teams to start the process of moving him out, an operation that could last three or four days, a Turkish official was quoted as saying on Friday.
"This is a difficult operation. It would take a person 16 hours to come out. This operation will last at least three or four days," Yildiz said."Our priority is health. Our aim is to conclude this operation without anyone coming under any danger. "We are trying to expand the narrow areas by making small explosions, by breaking some areas," Salci said.
The Italian organization said six of their rescuers, including a doctor and nurse, reached Dickey during the night. The team planned to work to keep him stable for 15-20 hours before being replaced by another team. The New Jersey-based cave rescue group that Dickey is affiliated with said he had been bleeding and losing fluid from his stomach but had stopped vomiting and ate for the first time in days. It was not clear what caused the medical issue.
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