Mexicans Racing To Rescue 2 Boys Trapped In Cave

Rescue workers from five Mexican states worked frantically Thursday to rescue 5- and 6-year-old brothers who have been trapped for four days in a cave in southern Chiapas state. The workers used oil-drilling equipment to try to widen the mouth of the 80-foot-deep cavern through which the boys disappeared Sunday. Mexican Red Cross Commander Arturo Montero said time was of the essence. Weather conditions were worsening, and the children had been without food and water for four days. Rescue workers had heard the boys speaking to each other in their Tzeltal language.

Source: Orlando Sentinel