First of seven trapped men rescued from flooded Laos cave

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Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located

The first of seven men who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week has been brought to safety by divers, in a perilous rescue mission that has required teams to crawl through narrow, deluged tunnels, navigating sharp rocks and collapse hazards.

Four men remain inside a chamber about 300 metres (980ft) from the cave entrance, where they were found crouched and huddled together on a rocky ledge https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/five-villagers-found-alive-in-laos-cave-as-search-continues-for-two-missing">by rescuers on Wednesday.

Two men are yet to be located.

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