Rescuers have begun extracting miners trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in Laos. One miner was safely brought out Friday night, while four remain inside and two are still missing.
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Five villagers trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in central Laos have been found alive, while two remain missing. Rescuers from Laos and Thailand continue the search amid challenging conditions.
An international team of rescuers is working to save an American speleologist who has become ill while exploring a cave in Turkey. Mark Dickey, 40, is stuck several thousand feet below the ground and is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding. The rescue operation is logistically and technically one of the largest cave rescues in the world and is expected to take several days.