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All 12 Boys And Their Coach Are Rescued From Thai Cave, After 2 Weeks
NPR ^ | 07/10/2018 | SCOTT NEUMAN and BILL CHAPPELL

Posted on 07/10/2018 6:36:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

An elite team of Thai Navy SEALs and foreign rescue divers brought out the final four boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave near the Thai-Myanmar border, extracting the team through a labyrinth of tight passages after they spent two weeks trapped in darkness.

The operation on Tuesday moved quickly, raising hopes that all 12 boys and their adult coach from the Wild Boars soccer team would be at the surface by the end of the day.

"We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave," the Thai navy SEALs, which is helping to lead the operation, said on its Facebook page.

Earlier, the unit had written, "Today, the boar's pack will be reunited again."

One by one, the last of the remaining four boys were carried to ambulances that whisked them to evacuation helicopters and finally, on to the hospital.

BREAKING: Everyone at the press centre - volunteers and media - near the cave site just applauded and cheered as a helicopter flew overhead - flying one or more of the boys to the hospital in Chiang Rai? #ThaiCaveRescue @AFP

— Richard Sargent (@rsargent79) July 10, 2018 Still to emerge from the cave: a doctor who has treated the 13 stranded people after they were found last Monday, and three Thai Navy SEAL divers who helped with the complicated and precarious rescue operation.

The boys, ranging in age from 11 to 16, and their coach, 25, set out to explore the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system on June 23, but they became trapped after heavy rains quickly flooded passages. Divers finally located them on July 2, allowing emergency crews to send them food and supplies.

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1 posted on 07/10/2018 6:36:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Onlookers in Chiang Rai, Thailand, watch and cheer as ambulances transport some of the rescued schoolboys from a cave where they were trapped for two weeks.


2 posted on 07/10/2018 6:37:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Members of of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were rescued from a cave complex in Thailand on Tuesday. As the final phase of the rescue operation got under way, their classmates prayed at the Maisai Prasitsart school before the start of classes on Tuesday morning.


3 posted on 07/10/2018 6:37:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Another interesting tidbit:

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted Monday that he had visited the cave and left behind a mini-sub rescue vehicle “in case it may be useful in the future.”

Just returned from Cave 3. Mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids’ soccer team. Leaving here in case it may be useful in the future. Thailand is so beautiful. pic.twitter.com/EHNh8ydaTT

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 9, 2018
Simulating maneuvering through a narrow passage pic.twitter.com/2z01Ut3vxJ

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 9, 2018


4 posted on 07/10/2018 6:39:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Thailand!


5 posted on 07/10/2018 6:39:11 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SeekAndFind


6 posted on 07/10/2018 6:40:24 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

This was the best news to wake up to.


7 posted on 07/10/2018 6:41:38 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
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Amen!!!!


8 posted on 07/10/2018 6:42:53 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... (Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
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To: SeekAndFind

Honestly, what Elon Musk did comes across as incredibly opportunistic. Not helpful, but self-promotional. To me, that’s how he comes across.


9 posted on 07/10/2018 6:44:47 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Wild Hogs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSvwmgWCJ2s


10 posted on 07/10/2018 6:46:30 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Liberals can kiss my bitter clingers!)
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Thank you Jesus!Prayers have been answered! May God bless the rescuers who risked death to get these kids and coach out of a very tight spot. And please give the family of the hero who died in the passages comfort. A real hero.

Former spelunker.....


11 posted on 07/10/2018 6:47:11 AM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowboy)
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Now we can ask the question: Why did this coach bring these kids so deep into these very dangerous caves? Was he trying to kill them all? Was he suicidal? Was he abusive, and was trying to get rid of the evidence?

I strongly feel that NONE of these kids or the coach should receive a penny to tell their story. Any profit from this should go to help pay for the rescue, and to the family of the man who lost his life.


12 posted on 07/10/2018 6:47:34 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: Hostage; BTerclinger

“Such a beautiful moment - all freed, great job!”

Sunlight never looked so good. Praise God.


13 posted on 07/10/2018 6:48:03 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I know this is not PC and as a female I should not post this but-—after having seen the tiny little areas the rescuers has to navigate through I am shocked both the rescuers and their huge balls could fit through. :)

Amazing job, best news ever.


14 posted on 07/10/2018 6:48:34 AM PDT by luckodeirish (The Land of the Free-Because of the Brave!!!!!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s strange how they’ve kept it so secret. No pictures of any of the kids.


15 posted on 07/10/2018 6:48:34 AM PDT by LydiaLong
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To: SeekAndFind

The power of prayer to raise all mankind to extraordinary levels.


16 posted on 07/10/2018 6:49:24 AM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: SeekAndFind

A couple of things to know to counter wrong views of what happened:

1. The Thai soccer coach did NOT lead the boys into the cave, he found their bicycles and went into the cave seeking them out. His presence was heroic as he helped calm them, rationed food, and led them in prayer.

2. The boys and the coach were driven further into the cave by waters rushing in from Monsoon rains. The boys did not know how to swim. Their only reaction was to run away. They ended up several miles deep into the cave from the entrance.

It is a MIRACLE that none of the boys lost their lives.

The boys were rescued by an international team and supported by locals. All are heroes as they risked their lives in the effort. One diver gave his life for the rescue as he brought oxygen and returned without enough for himself.


17 posted on 07/10/2018 6:49:53 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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What about the girls?

They will have to change this for the Hollywood version.

#SmashThePatriarchy
#HistoricalRevisionism


18 posted on 07/10/2018 6:50:05 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: thesearethetimes...

Amen for sure…..
I teared up in gratitude.


19 posted on 07/10/2018 6:50:38 AM PDT by Pathfinder
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To: Theo

Answer found at #17.


20 posted on 07/10/2018 6:50:57 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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