Thai divers bring trapped monk out of flooded cave in Phitsanulok (Update)

Rescued monk Manas Khemako having his blood pressure taken inside the cave surrounded by rescue workers. - Facebook @PhitsanulokRescue)

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): A monk who had gone missing since April 2 was found trapped in Phitsanulok’s Tham Phra Sai Ngam cave on Tuesday (April 6) morning and pulled out of the flooded cave by 11.30am on Wednesday.

The 46-year-old monk, Manas Khemako, was last seen entering the cave on April 2, after which heavy rains flooded the entrance. Villagers immediately alerted the authorities when they realised the monk was missing.