SCHOHARIE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Exploring caves isn’t the most popular hobby for New Yorkers, but enthusiasts say people are inside caves every weekend.

Emily Davis, the co-captain of the Albany-Schoharie Cave Rescue Team, says she started caving about 50 years ago.

“There's a physical challenge. There's a mental challenge. There's an ability to go where no one has ever gone before,” Davis said.

But there are risks -- something we're seeing play out internationally, as the rescue of a youth soccer team from a cave in Thailand is ongoing.

“The Thailand rescue is really exceptional. No rescue has ever occurred that is this difficult. Putting dive tanks onto young teenage boys and having them dive is a very difficult thing,” said Davis.

In 2001, an RPI student died in Clarksville after getting stuck inside a cave. That is considered to be relatively rare, mostly because of the precautions that New Yorkers usually take.

“Knowing what you're doing, knowing where you're going, letting other people know where you're going and what you're doing is really important for safe caving,” Davis said.