Mark Dickey, American explorer trapped in Turkey cave, safely rescued | USA TODAY

Rescuers pulled American explorer Mark Dickey from a cave in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, more than a week after he fell ill while at a depth of more than 3,280 feet inside the cave.

The Turkish Caving Federation announced that the 40-year-old explorer was successfully removed from the last cave exit around 12:37 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Efforts to extricate Dickey first began after he experienced stomach bleeding on Sept. 2.