His evacuation is being monitored by health officials. He arrived at about 3:24 a.m. local time at the base camp 700 meters, or about 2,300 feet, below ground, officials said.
“At this stage, he will set out again after resting and applying the necessary treatments,” Mağaracılık Federasyonu, the country’s caving federation, said in a post on social media.
“The rescuers are already moving the stretcher towards the next bivouac at -525 m,” or about 1,700 feet underground, the group said.