Four members of Thai soccer team rescued after more than two weeks in flooded cave
4 of 12 boys who were trapped in a cave in Northern Thailand have been freed in an 8-hour rescue operation by divers, Guardian reports.
The
12 boys who are members of the Wild Boars football club had gone
missing and were found in Tham Luang cave in Thailand’s Mae Sai.
25-year-old assistant coach Ekaphol Chantawong took the boys to the cave, which they have visited before, on June 23.
While in the cave a heavy rainfall had poured, blocking the entrance and forcing them to go even deeper and trapping them.
The
rescue operation has been described as a dangerous one, as it involved
the boys diving underwater and making a 2-mile journey.
The
journey saw two divers accompanying each boy, one guiding a boy through
the cave in the front while carrying his oxygen tank, with the second
trailing behind.
The head of the joint command centre coordinating the operation, Narongsak Osatanakorn, confirmed the rescue of the 4 boys, with the operation to continue tomorrow.
The
4 boys reportedly received preliminary health checks before being
transferred to the hospital.
One of the boys was airlifted while 3 went
with ambulances.
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