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Two others \u200bremain missing.<\/div>\n<div>Kengkard Bongkawong, a Thai cave diver involved in the \u200bmission, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that all four of the trapped people had emerged from the cave.<\/div>\n<div>Video footage from the \u200bvolunteers showed rescuers bringing four Laotian men out of \u200bthe cave with flashlights strapped to their heads and with muddy clothes.<\/div>\n<div>They \u200chad \u2060joyful expressions on their faces, and some were crying with relief.<\/div>\n<div>The five rescued people were found by rescuers on Wednesday, but had remained trapped. 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