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At is where the sunken ferry is. it's right below that. the search continuing as the investigation picks up steam. today we learned that the first call for help came not from the captain but from a boy on board. the south korean coast guard tells cnn that call happened a full three minutes before the ship's crew made its first distress call. more grim news from the search news as search and rescue divers plunge into the cold, murky water hoping to find survivors nearly a week after the tragedy. the search here is dangerous. divers swim down more than 100 feet following guide ropes that lead th...

Amazing. this truly is amazing. this is what the divers are doing. they're following underwater ropes that guide them in and out of the ship. so they're doing this. they have to feel around for those ropes that will guide them in and out. they don't want to lose their way. they also are cutting through the hull of this ship in order to gain access to parts of the ship they can navigate with the guide ropes. imagine cutting through the hole with a torch underwater and then using devices to get through that hole. it is a herculean task, no other way to put it. joining me is captain bobby sculley...

>> reporter: nik wallenda is daredevil royalty, seventh generation of the famous flying wallenda stamly. the great grandson of the legendary karl wallenda all known for their absolute command of the high wire. over the years, nik's thrilled audiences with his death-defying exploits always facing the unthinkable without a net. he holds five guinness world records including the highest walk on the wheel of death. and the highest iron jaw from a helicopter. but this friday, he's taking on nature's fury when he makes what may be the most dangerous high wire walk ever. a walk across the rages niaga...

Have clung to guide ropes along the way. there will have been a several-mile-long oxygen tube, if you like, to try to help them along. but underfoot, you know, terribly difficult. you know, some of the boulders inside that cave system we've been told, you know, are as big as vehicles and trucks. so an extraordinarily dangerous, perilous trip. so four out, nine still to go. again, we don't know if the adult is still inside the cave. you would assume that the coach would be the last one to leave, but we haven't been told that. and the operation, alex, was launched in the most dramatic fashion, w...