Five of the seven Villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Thai divers said, in a mission that included some of the same expert Cave divers who saved a Thai youth football team in 2018.Around 4.30pm, a Thai-led rescue team broke through to an area where they found five of the missing Villagers perched on a muddy ledge, after diving for four days through treacherous, narrow flooded passages seeking a way into the cave complex.Two other Laotians remain missing.
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WED · 2026-05-27 · 11:56 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0527-79579
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5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive
Five of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive. Thai divers, including some involved in the 2018 Thai youth football team rescue, located the five villagers on Wednesday afternoon.
Aidan JonesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-27 · 11:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Five of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive. Thai divers, including some involved in the 2018 Thai youth football team rescue, located the five villagers on Wednesday afternoon. The rescue team reached them after four days of diving through difficult, narrow flooded passages. The five villagers were found on a muddy ledge deep within the cave complex. Two other Laotians remain missing.
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Two other Laotians remain missing.
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The five villagers were found perched on a muddy ledge after a four-day dive through treacherous passages.
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The rescue mission involved expert cave divers who previously saved a Thai youth football team in 2018.
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Five of the seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive.
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