Man rescued after more than a week trapped in flooded cave in Laos

Rescuers have begun removing miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week, with video showing the efforts as they ran late into the night local time. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Footage shared on social media late Friday local time … Read more

5 People Stuck in Flooded Cave in Laos Have Been Found Alive

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Mike Tirico Wins Emmy for Play-by-Play on ‘Sunday Night Football’ 01:02 Now Playing 5 People Stuck in Flooded Cave in Laos Have Been Found Alive 00:25 UP NEXT Matthew Perry’s Assistant to Be Sentenced in Fatal Overdose Case 02:21 Teens … Read more

5 villagers stuck in a flooded cave for more than a week found alive in Laos, rescuers say

Five villagers stuck inside a flooded cave for more than a week have been found alive, officials said, sparking jubilant scenes around the site in Laos. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Two people are still missing from the group that entered the cave on May … Read more

5 of 7 people trapped in flooded Laos cave for more than a week found alive, rescuers say

Bangkok — Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit and trapped seven people, according to … Read more

Diver who helped save soccer team in Thailand holds out hope miners trapped in Laos cave are still alive

In pitch-black tunnels in a remote mine in central Laos, rescuers are risking their lives to save seven miners who have been trapped for a week. “We haven’t found them, but the operation is escalating a lot, and we have high hopes that they are still alive,” Mikko Paasi, a Thai-based Finnish diver who was … Read more

Experts from Thai rescue join efforts to save 7 gold prospectors trapped in Laos cave

Cave rescue experts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team joined efforts Monday to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave in neighboring Laos, Laotian state media said. Seven Laotian villagers entered the cave in central Xaysomboun province, about 78 miles northeast of the capital Vientiane, on May … Read more

Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel, recovery firm CEO says:

Five Italians killed in a Maldives diving incident may have taken the wrong tunnel on their way out of an underwater cave, the head of the company that recovered their bodies said Thursday. Finnish divers working for DAN Europe found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, which sits … Read more