Footage shows the man smiling as he is pulled out of the cave after more than a week.

The cave is located in a rugged, remote area in Xaisomboun province’s Longcheng district, about 120 kilometres north of the capital, Vientiane.

VIENTIANE, May 27 — Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive today, Laotian and Thai rescuers said.“We’ve found 5 people alive and...