Laos cave rescue ends unexpectedly after villagers free themselves

CNN By Will Ripley, Rebecca Wright, Kocha Olarn, Isaac Yee, Kara Fox, CNN Xaisomboun province, Laos (CNN) — After a long and complex operation inside a flooded cave in a remote area of central Laos, on Saturday, the men at the center of the mission did something few expected: they walked out. It wasn’t what