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UPDATED Jun 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

May 28, 2026 at 3:03 AM ET

Survivors guide rescuers searching for two in Laos cave

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Survivors from a flash-flooded Laos cave told rescuers where to look for the last two missing.

WHO: Survivors from the stranded group

WHAT: Survivors advised rescuers in the search for the last two people stuck in a cave

WHEN: May 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM ET

WHERE: Laos

WHY: They were stranded by flash floods nearly two weeks ago while searching for gold, leaving two people still missing.

How this story developed (showing 12 of 12 earlier reports)

Rescuers race to free two men trapped in Laos cave · Jun 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Laos cave survivors help plan to find two missing men · Jun 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
Four people trapped in flooded cave in Laos rescued · May 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Four villagers evacuated from flooded Laos cave · May 31, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
Rescuers free four more men from Laos cave · May 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM ET
4 more gold miners freed from flooded Laos cave · May 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Four Laos miners freed after 10 days trapped in cave · May 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
First rescued miner emerges from flooded Laos cave · May 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
First of five men rescued after nine days in Laos cave · May 30, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET
First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos · May 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Rescuers pull first trapped person from flooded Laos cave · May 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
Five villagers found alive after week trapped in Laos cave · May 28, 2026 at 3:03 AM ET

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