Rescue consultants are working to avoid wasting a 40-year-old speleologist who fell in poor health greater than 3,280ft (1,000m) inside a collapse southern Turkey.

Mark Dickey grew to become sick throughout a world expedition in Morca Cave within the Taurus Mountains, inside Mersin province, based on the European Cave Rescue Association.

He has gastrointestinal bleeding and has been unable to go away the cave on his personal, the affiliation stated on its web site.

It described Mr Dickey as “a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself” who’s well-known for his participation in lots of worldwide expeditions. He can be secretary of the affiliation’s medical committee.

Mr Dickey was on an expedition mapping the 4,186ft (1,276m) deep cave system for the Anatolian Speleology Group Association (Aspeg) earlier than falling in poor health at a depth of round 3,280ft (1,000m), based on Yusuf Ogrenecek, of the Speleological Federation of Turkey.

Turkish catastrophe reduction company Afad and rescue staff UMKE are working with Turkish and worldwide cavers on a plan to hoist Mr Dickey out of the cave system, the rescue affiliation stated.

Mr Ogrenecek instructed the Associated Press that Mr Dickey’s situation has stabilised, and he’s in “good spirits”.

“Mark’s condition continues to improve,” the federation tweeted. “Doctors will decide whether it is possible for him to leave without a stretcher.”

He added that the mission may take as much as two to 3 weeks, however it might be shorter, relying on the state of affairs.

A staff of rescuers from Italy’s National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Team can be flying to Turkey on Thursday evening.

A complete of round 50 rescuers can be on the entrance of the cave early on Friday, able to take part within the operation directed by Turkish authorities.

Marton Kovacs, of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, stated the cave is being ready for Mr Dickey’s protected extraction.

Narrow passages are being widened to accommodate a stretcher, and the hazard of falling rocks can be being addressed.

The rescue groups, that are from Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia and Poland, hope the extraction can start on Saturday or Sunday.

Mr Kovacs stated that lifting Mr Dickey out is prone to take a number of days, and that a number of bivouac factors are being ready alongside the best way in order that he and the rescuers can relaxation.

The cave has been divided into a number of sections, with every nation’s staff being answerable for one part.

The Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, made up of volunteer rescuers, was the primary to reach at Mr Dickey’s location and supplied emergency blood transfusions to stabilise his situation.

An extra Hungarian staff of 15-20 rescuers will go away Hungary on Thursday night on a army aircraft supplied by the federal government and arrive on the rescue web site on Friday morning, Mr Kovacs stated.

Six mountain rescuers, together with two medics, have left for Antalya to assist with the rescue operation, Jerzy Siodlak, the pinnacle of Poland’s mountain rescue service, GOPR, instructed Radio RMF24 on Wednesday.

Thirteen different rescuers from southern Poland are additionally prepared to affix the rescue operation, GOPR officers stated.

Mr Siodlak famous that the mission can be a difficult one given the situation of the American and the necessity to maintain him medically match for the rescue operation in troublesome situations.

He additionally careworn the necessity to present the rescuers with gentle and communication prospects on the depth Mr Dickey is at.