Laos cave rescue frees one of seven men

A rescue team freed on Friday one of seven men trapped inside a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than a week, the group working at the site said.
The seven men had been 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, early state media reports said.
Five of the men were located alive on Wednesday, huddling in a narrow shaft around 300 metres from the cave mouth.