Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days have been freed, rescuers said, after one was successfully rescued. The Thailand Rescue Diver Facebook page reported that rescue officials were able to bring out four more people trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20, when flash floods stranded them as they searched for gold.
This screengrab made from handout video footage taken on May 29, 2026 shows a rescue team training people trapped in a semi-submerged cave how to use diving equipment before the first of them was freed, in central Xaysomboun province, northeast of the capital Vientiane.
Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. VIENTIANE: Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days have been freed, rescuers said, after one was successfully"Water level is lowered by pumping, so they able to come out," he said.
The Thailand Rescue Diver Facebook page said in a post that"rescue officials were able to bring out four more people trapped" at about 3.10pm on Saturday .in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20, when flash floods stranded them as they searched for gold, state media reports said. Rescuers guided a bedraggled and muddy man over unsteady ground to safety on Friday.
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