The American speleologist is set to be rescued from over 3,000 feet below the surface on Friday after falling ill during an expedition.
A rescue operation for an American explorer trapped more than 3,000 feet below the surface in a Turkish cave is reportedly set to begin on Friday after he fell ill while on an expedition last weekend.
In the days since, more than 200 cave rescuers from across the globe have descended on the Morca cave system in the Taurus mountains in the south of the nation to rehabilitate the 40-year-old explorer before bringing him to the surface.
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