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First of trapped men rescued from flooded Laos cave
Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located
TL;DR
- One of seven men trapped in a flooded Laos cave has been rescued.
- Four men remain in a chamber, and two are still unlocated.
- International diving teams, including those involved in the 2018 Thai football team rescue, are involved.
- Rescue efforts involve crawling through narrow, submerged tunnels with sharp rocks and collapse hazards.
- Rescuers are pumping water out of the cave to prevent further inundation from potential rains.
- The men were trapped last Wednesday while searching for gold ore and hunting, when heavy rains flooded the cave and blocked an exit.