3. and 4., spelunkers William Stead of Britain and Karoly Tompa of Hungary 5. out of the cave's entrance by rescue workers.

They 6. abord a helicopter and 7. to the French Alps city of Grenoble for medical treatment.

The remaining two survivors, Zsolt Nemeth, 27, and Nilolos Nyerges, 29, both Hungarians, were still some 900 meters deep and and would resurface sometime Saturday or Sunday, rescue officials said.