After a long and complex operation inside a flooded cave in a remote area of central Laos, on Saturday, the men at the center of the mission did something few expected: they walked out.
Four men trapped in a flooded Laos cave walked out on their own after water levels dropped unexpectedly.
International rescue divers had spent days training the men for a high-risk underwater escape through narrow passages.
Two other villagers who entered the cave system searching for gold remain missing as rescuers consider resuming operations.
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