American caver's partner speaks out about Mark Dickey's health after dramatic rescue
The partner of Mark Dickey, the American caver who was trapped thousands of feet underground in Turkey for 12 days, has spoken out about. LONDON -- The partner of Mark Dickey, the American caver trapped thousands of feet underground in Turkey for 12 days before being rescue d, has spoken out about his Health and the moment she knew things had taken a turn for the worse. "You always hear the term black tarry stool," Jessica Van Ord, a paramedic, told Michael Strahan in an interview on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday. "When I saw it, I knew immediately we were dealing with internal bleeding. Mark needed to first get back to camp safely. Unfortunately, under his own power because we were just a small group at that time. We just had to keep our eyes on what was happening and make sure we were planning and acting appropriate." Dickey, 40, had been trapped inside the Morca Cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains since Aug. 31, when he fell ill more...