A Chinese diver miraculously survived five days and nights trapped in an underwater cave, leaving netizens in disbelief and shock.
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The incident unfolded on July 19, when Wang, a diving enthusiast in his 40s from Furong Town in Xiangxi, Hunan province, central China, went missing just five minutes into a river dive with a friend.
The river runs several dozen metres deep, with the entrance to an intricate cave system located around nine metres below the surface.
Police immediately launched a search operation and sought help from the Xiangxi Shuguang Rescue Team and special police forces from the city of Baise in the Guangxi autonomous region of southern China.
A cave diving team from Baise’s special forces carried out two deep dives into the cave, but initial searches proved unsuccessful.
During the second dive, rescuers heard what sounded like someone knocking on rocks.
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They immediately instructed the surface team to shut off the boat engines to improve listening conditions, but the sound did not return.
