Lead rescue diver Mikko Paasi said it took him a moment to realize the four trapped miners had "self-rescued."

Specialist divers found the five men alive and huddled in a narrow passage around 980 feet from the exit of the cave on Wednesday, but they have yet to be pulled out

Rescuers rejoiced as they found five of the seven men trapped in a Laos cave. But they caution a high-stakes extraction lies ahead, "and it ain't going to be easy".

Rescuers are still working to prepare for the challenging operation to bring the villagers out of the cave

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The lead rescue diver told "CBS Mornings" earlier Friday that teaching the trapped miners how to scuba dive might be the only way to free them.

Rescuers confirmed that four men remained trapped inside the cave and were “awaiting further assessment.”

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days have been freed, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day

Laos officials believe two other men may still be missing in the cave, although rescue crews say they have explored most of the tunnels and have not found any survivors or bodies.

Four more people have been successfully recovered from the flooded Laos cave in another 'miracle' rescue mission after spending 10 days trapped underground after a landslide

A Laos rescue organization said that the water level inside the cave had receded enough for the four miners to leave with divers.

Laos and Thai rescue groups posted about the successful operation on social media, along with photos of the men lying on stretchers, wearing oxygen masks and being wrapped in foil…

Two still missing as divers make their way deeper into cave through muddy water and sharp rocks to find them

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…

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…

The villagers had reportedly entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before being trapped by flash flooding that blocked their way out. | World News

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BANGKOK — Four more miners who were trapped in a cave in Laos for more than a week were freed on Saturday, a day after another man was rescued, Thai rescuers...

Lead rescue diver Mikko Paasi said it took him a moment to realize the four trapped miners had "self-rescued."

Four survivors crawled and dived unaided through narrow flooded passages to escape the cave, as rescuers continue searching for two missing villagers; Footage of them emerging and…