NBC’s Bradley on American Scientist Trapped in a Turkey Cave: It’s a Logistical Nightmare

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FRYER Think ░░░░░░░░ rescue teams in Turkey ░░░░░░░░ working quickly to save ░░░░░░░░ American scientists trapped in ░░░░░░░░ of the country s ░░░░░░░░ caves mark dickey began ░░░░░░░░ from internal bleeding last ░░░░░░░░ while he was three ░░░░░░░░ feet Underground is doing ░░░░░░░░ now than he was ░░░░░░░░ a couple days ago ░░░░░░░░ we ll still need ░░░░░░░░ lotta help to make ░░░░░░░░ back to the surface ░░░░░░░░ News foreign correspondent Matt ░░░░░░░░ is in Turkey tracking ░░░░░░░░ rescue BRADLEY So we ░░░░░░░░ in southern Turkey just ░░░░░░░░ the mouth of the ░░░░░░░░ pokemon as you can ░░░░░░░░ there s something of ░░░░░░░░ tent city That s ░░░░░░░░ growing just behind me ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing rescue ░░░░░░░░ and experts flown in ░░░░░░░░ around the world but ░░░░░░░░ of the teams that ░░░░░░░░ re seeing here are ░░░░░░░░ greek and italian All ░░░░░░░░ them coming here trying ░░░░░░░░ best to rescue this ░░░░░░░░ explore mark decades been ░░░░░░░░ underground but a very ░░░░░░░░ medical condition For much ░░░░░░░░ the past week guess ░░░░░░░░ bleeding that s not ░░░░░░░░ a serious condition if ░░░░░░░░ re at a hospital ░░░░░░░░ in a major city ░░░░░░░░ s almost routine when ░░░░░░░░ re trapped more than ░░░░░░░░ thousand feet underground It ░░░░░░░░ a very serious situation ░░░░░░░░ you can see a ░░░░░░░░ nightmare Getting equipment down ░░░░░░░░ is a real problem ░░░░░░░░ of all of these ░░░░░░░░ workers They have to ░░░░░░░░ expert climbers They have ░░░░░░░░ basically dropped themselves down ░░░░░░░░ very steep cliff into ░░░░░░░░ cave and if they ░░░░░░░░ to come back up ░░░░░░░░ have to climb up ░░░░░░░░ ropes and according to ░░░░░░░░ rescue workers that I ░░░░░░░░ been speaking to that ░░░░░░░░ the easy part This ░░░░░░░░ a very difficult cave ░░░░░░░░ spoke with one of ░░░░░░░░ people who was with ░░░░░░░░ down underground when he ░░░░░░░░ this this illness while ░░░░░░░░ were on this original ░░░░░░░░ Here s what he ░░░░░░░░ to say UNKNOWN PERSON ░░░░░░░░ some squeezes which commercial ░░░░░░░░ rescue team all of ░░░░░░░░ are working to learn ░░░░░░░░ small posters use some ░░░░░░░░ screws of to them ░░░░░░░░ I m sure We ░░░░░░░░ pick him up BRADLEY ░░░░░░░░ this is an important ░░░░░░░░ of this kind of ░░░░░░░░ Here is waiting for ░░░░░░░░ all clear from the ░░░░░░░░ to say that mark ░░░░░░░░ is able to be ░░░░░░░░ from the cave He ░░░░░░░░ t had to have ░░░░░░░░ blood transfusion in the ░░░░░░░░ two days which is ░░░░░░░░ very good sign and ░░░░░░░░ are also waiting for ░░░░░░░░ all clear from the ░░░░░░░░ workers to say that ░░░░░░░░ ve cleared some of ░░░░░░░░ tighter passages sometimes using ░░░░░░░░ explosives We re told ░░░░░░░░ this exhaustive journey which ░░░░░░░░ take several days could ░░░░░░░░ as early as tomorrow ░░░░░░░░