An American caver who had become trapped about 3,300 feet underground in southern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface and is expected to be rescued by Tuesday morning, rescuers said.
about 3,300 feet underground in southern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface and is expected to be rescued by Tuesday morning, rescuers said.
"I cannot say the exact time , but I guess this night or tomorrow morning, if everything goes on the way," said the medical coordinator for the Cave Rescue Commission, Tulga Sener. "Mark's general health is very good, but he cannot be fed through the mouth therefore he is being fed intravenously all the way through," Sener added.
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