Australian Cave Diver Clarifies ‘Knocking Sound’ Heard Amid Laos Cave Rescue Operations

Australian Cave Diver Clarifies ‘Knocking Sound’ Heard Amid Laos Cave Rescue Operations

A diver working as part of a team in a race against time to rescue two men stuck in a cave in central Laos said a “knocking noise” reportedly heard was actually him trying to elicit a response from the trapped men.

Search continues for two men trapped in flooded Laos cave

(CNN)- Rescue crews continue searching for two men trapped inside a flooded cave network in Laos nearly two weeks after they became stranded by rising water. Rescue diver Josh Richards provided an update from the scene as international teams work to locate the missing men. “We’ve heard the request that we need diver support,” Richards said. Officials believe the men entered the cave on May 20, shortly before heavy rainfall caused flash flooding …