Five people trapped in Slovenia cave since Saturday rescued

The rescue by a team of six divers became possible when subterranean water in the cave system subsided.

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00:00 A happy ending in Slovenia after divers rescued five people who`d been trapped underground

00:06 for more than two days.

00:08 They`d entered the Krizna Jamad cave on Saturday, but got stuck after heavy rain caused the

00:13 subterranean water to rise fast.

00:16 The popular tourist destination features a string of emerald colored lakes and is only

00:21 accessible by boat and raft.

00:23 Rescue workers say the hours long operation on Monday only became possible when the water

00:27 levels dropped.

00:29 And officials say all five are in good spirits and were not in need of medical help.

00:33 [WHOOSH]