Rescuers Save Villager Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave
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David Rush was charged with "theft of public money" after federal agents found the gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, according to court documents. The verdict concluded a two-day trial. The jury reached its verdict following just over an hour of deliberations.
"The collapse risks are high because you're constantly touching the roof, and it's hand-dug. There's no support anywhere," said Mikko Paasi, a diver who helped rescue a youth soccer team from a cave in Thailand.
The man from Brooklyn was hiking with friends at Merlin's Cave in the town of Canaan, when he became stuck in a crevice, New York State DEC said.