[blam]

"This is such an amazing miracle. I really was not expecting them to be found, let alone found ALIVE, let alone rescued!"

Yup. Me too.

I don't understand why they don't run/weave a 2.5 mile long O2 hose through the caves to the boys. A small diameter, high pressure hose, like the one we use to put air into our tires.

[Glennb51]

As the pressure of the atmosphere increases in the cave, the negative effects of the exhaled carbon dioxide also increases. It becomes a double edged sword.

Also, to be able to supply oxygen for that length would require a massive amount of PSI to overcome the friction in the hose. There may not be a pump that size available or an oxygen generator available.