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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Diver rescued after surviving for 5 DAYS in underwater cave.. and had incredible first request after being saved
His oxygen tank was down to just four per cent when he was found DIVE DRAMA Diver rescued after surviving for 5 DAYS in underwater cave.. and had incredible first request after being saved A DIVER was miraculously rescued after five days trapped in an underwater cave. Wang, from Hunan province in central China, was pulled from the water seemingly unscathed but had one very specific request. Advertisement 2 Wang was rescued after five days underwater 2 A rescue team said they heard what sounded like knocks on the cave's surface Buried nine metres below the surface, the 40-year-old diving enthusiast lived off a diet of raw fish before he was astonishingly rescued. He survived thanks to an air pocket that allowed him to breathe in the water. His first words to his rescuers were: 'Do you have a cigarette?' He reportedly went missing just five minutes after plunging into the river with a friend, where he became trapped in the water's complex network of caves. Advertisement Cops immediately launched a search operation with the help of Xiangxi Shuguans Rescue team and special police forces, South China Morning Post reports. A specialist team carried out two initial deep dives when they heard what sounded like someone knocking on the rocks. They switched off the boat engines to get a better listen but the sound didn't return. On their third dive, they spotted Wang - whose oxygen supply had dropped to just four per cent at this point - who lunged into the water waving his flashlight. Advertisement Tian Yanglin, the captain of the rescue team, said 'that moment was his last chance." Wang didn't sustain any injuries and even walked to the ambulance. His story has sparked widespread discussion online with many calling his rescue a "miracle". Tourist found dead in jaws of shark with arm ripped off as another diver drowns after being swept away from scuba group One person said: 'Nine metres underwater, pitch black, survived for five days. Unbelievable. A true miracle. His mind did not collapse. What incredible willpower!' Advertisement 'To survive five days and still be in good condition, he is not just lucky, he is superhuman,' said another. While a third asked: 'It must have been pitch black in that cave. I am really wondering, how did he manage to catch fish?' This isn't the first time a diver has been rescued alive from perilous waters. In 2016, a terrified scuba diver was found after being lost at sea for more than 14 hours in shark-infested waters. Advertisement Incredible footage showed the 68-year-old being tossed around in the waves off the coast of Australia before he is winched to safety. He had been exploring wreck of the SS Yongala alone in the Coral Sea before he failed to return. The diver was eventually found by a search helicopter off the coast of Queensland more than 30 miles away from the shipwreck.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Diver rescued after surviving for 5 DAYS in underwater cave.. and had incredible first request after being saved
His oxygen tank was down to just four per cent when he was found DIVE DRAMA Diver rescued after surviving for 5 DAYS in underwater cave.. and had incredible first request after being saved Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DIVER was miraculously rescued after five days trapped in an underwater cave. Wang, from Hunan province in central China, was pulled from the water seemingly unscathed but had one very specific request. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Wang was rescued after five days underwater 2 A rescue team said they heard what sounded like knocks on the cave's surface Buried nine metres below the surface, the 40-year-old diving enthusiast lived off a diet of raw fish before he was astonishingly rescued. He survived thanks to an air pocket that allowed him to breathe in the water. His first words to his rescuers were: 'Do you have a cigarette?' He reportedly went missing just five minutes after plunging into the river with a friend, where he became trapped in the water's complex network of caves. Cops immediately launched a search operation with the help of Xiangxi Shuguans Rescue team and special police forces, South China Morning Post reports. A specialist team carried out two initial deep dives when they heard what sounded like someone knocking on the rocks. They switched off the boat engines to get a better listen but the sound didn't return. On their third dive, they spotted Wang - whose oxygen supply had dropped to just four per cent at this point - who lunged into the water waving his flashlight. Tian Yanglin, the captain of the rescue team, said 'that moment was his last chance." Wang didn't sustain any injuries and even walked to the ambulance. His story has sparked widespread discussion online with many calling his rescue a "miracle". Tourist found dead in jaws of shark with arm ripped off as another diver drowns after being swept away from scuba group One person said: 'Nine metres underwater, pitch black, survived for five days. Unbelievable. A true miracle. His mind did not collapse. What incredible willpower!' 'To survive five days and still be in good condition, he is not just lucky, he is superhuman,' said another. While a third asked: 'It must have been pitch black in that cave. I am really wondering, how did he manage to catch fish?' This isn't the first time a diver has been rescued alive from perilous waters. In 2016, a terrified scuba diver was found after being lost at sea for more than 14 hours in shark-infested waters. Incredible footage showed the 68-year-old being tossed around in the waves off the coast of Australia before he is winched to safety. He had been exploring wreck of the SS Yongala alone in the Coral Sea before he failed to return. The diver was eventually found by a search helicopter off the coast of Queensland more than 30 miles away from the shipwreck.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Diver rescued after surviving for 5 DAYS in underwater cave.. and had incredible first request after being saved
A DIVER was miraculously rescued after five days trapped in an underwater cave. Wang, from Hunan province in central China, was pulled from the water seemingly unscathed but had one very specific request. 2 2 Buried nine metres below the surface, the 40-year-old diving enthusiast lived off a diet of raw fish before he was astonishingly rescued. He survived thanks to an air pocket that allowed him to breathe in the water. His first words to his rescuers were: 'Do you have a cigarette?' He reportedly went missing just five minutes after plunging into the river with a friend, where he became trapped in the water's complex network of caves. Cops immediately launched a search operation with the help of Xiangxi Shuguans Rescue team and special police forces, South China Morning Post reports. A specialist team carried out two initial deep dives when they heard what sounded like someone knocking on the rocks. They switched off the boat engines to get a better listen but the sound didn't return. On their third dive, they spotted Wang - whose oxygen supply had dropped to just four per cent at this point - who lunged into the water waving his flashlight. Tian Yanglin, the captain of the rescue team, said 'that moment was his last chance." Wang didn't sustain any injuries and even walked to the ambulance. His story has sparked widespread discussion online with many calling his rescue a "miracle". Tourist found dead in jaws of shark with arm ripped off as another diver drowns after being swept away from scuba group One person said: 'Nine metres underwater, pitch black, survived for five days. Unbelievable. A true miracle. His mind did not collapse. What incredible willpower!' 'To survive five days and still be in good condition, he is not just lucky, he is superhuman,' said another. While a third asked: 'It must have been pitch black in that cave. I am really wondering, how did he manage to catch fish?' This isn't the first time a diver has been rescued alive from perilous waters. In 2016, a terrified scuba diver was found after being lost at sea for more than 14 hours in shark-infested waters. Incredible footage showed the 68-year-old being tossed around in the waves off the coast of Australia before he is winched to safety. He had been exploring wreck of the SS Yongala alone in the Coral Sea before he failed to return. The diver was eventually found by a search helicopter off the coast of Queensland more than 30 miles away from the shipwreck.
Hindustan Times
02-08-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Chinese diver survives 5 days trapped in underwater cave, rescued after final signal
A Chinese diver from Furong Town in Xiangxi, Hunan province, miraculously survived after spending five days trapped inside an underwater cave. A Chinese diver survived five days in an underwater cave by finding an air pocket and signalling rescuers with a flashlight as oxygen ran critically low.(Representational image/Unsplash) As reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the man, known only as Wang and believed to be in his 40s, disappeared on July 19 while diving in a local river with a friend. (Also read: China's first robot joins PhD programme in drama and film to study traditional opera) The river, known for its depth and complex cave networks, features an underwater cave entrance around nine metres below the surface. Wang vanished just five minutes into the dive, prompting his friend to raise the alarm. Search teams race against time Local police swiftly launched a rescue mission and requested assistance from the Xiangxi Shuguang Rescue Team as well as cave-diving specialists from Baise, a city in the Guangxi autonomous region. Despite two deep dives by Baise's special police cave team, initial efforts yielded no signs of Wang. During one dive, rescuers thought they heard a faint knocking sound from within the cave. Surface teams were ordered to cut their engine noise to listen more closely, but the sound did not reoccur. Divers eventually descended to a depth of 130 metres without success. A desperate signal leads to breakthrough On their ascent, at around the 100-metre mark, rescuers finally caught sight of Wang. Tian Yanglin, captain of the Xiangxi Shuguang Rescue Team, told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, as cited by SCMP, that Wang had initially seen the divers swim past him from above but was unable to make contact. As his oxygen level dropped to just four per cent, he made a final effort by jumping into the water from a pocket of trapped air and waving a charged flashlight. 'That moment was his last chance,' Tian said. Survival in extreme conditions Wang survived in a hollow air-filled section of the cave. Trapped and disoriented, he lost all sense of time and endured by eating raw fish. Miraculously, he was in good physical condition when rescued and managed to walk unaided to the ambulance. His first words to rescuers, after days of unimaginable isolation and stress, were simply: 'Do you have a cigarette?'
