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Why go in to begin with?

[CFW]

Why go in to begin with?

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Well, some people enjoy the challenge and the wonders to be discovered. The stalactites and stalagmites are amazing to see as they are formed over hundreds of years.

My family used to go caving when my boys were in their teens. They dragged me along and I actually started enjoying it. (Rock climbing as well). But, we always checked the weather forecast for the area and watched for the possibility of flash floods. It can be scary.

Of course, this group was looking for gold deposits.

“Authorities said they had previously warned people in the central Xaisomboun province, north of the capital, Vientiane, not to go into the caves looking for gold. But on May 19, a group of seven had done so. Heavy rains and flash flooding blocked the entrance, triggering a search that has folded in several Lao groups as well as the Thai team involved in the 2018 rescue.”

[EnderWiggin1970]

We need to dive straight back and bring the miners more supplies to gain strength

Apparently they were mining, so that would be a clue.

[Vaduz]

Yes kind of like a cat mode doesn’t always end well.

[PGR88]

Authorities said they had previously warned people in the central Xaisomboun province, north of the capital, Vientiane, not to go into the caves looking for gold. But on May 19, a group of seven had done so. Heavy rains and flash flooding blocked the entrance, triggering a search that has folded in several Lao groups as well as the Thai team involved in the 2018 rescue.