Hungry and weak, the Laos cave survivors huddled together in damp darkness for 11 days, clinging to hope as a wall of water blocked their way out.
Trapped for 11 days in a flooded Laos cave, four men crawled through 850 feet of passages to safety.
The survivors had entered the cave searching for gold when heavy rains fell.
Rescuers are considering whether to go back in and search for two other villagers who remain missing.
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Xaisomboun province, Laos —
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