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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Now blast the entrance shut.
So they don’t do it in English-—so what?
I have seen plenty of captioned foreign films.
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Good news, bump!
“Let’s find the kids.” It wasn’t a wise adventure for them due to the risk of rain and flooding, but the cave’s were clear of water when the kids went in.
Thanks be to God.
It should be sealed with a gate during seasons when flooding is possible.
Making assumptions without knowing the true facts about a situation is classic PRE—judice.
The truth about the coach is posted on almost every FR thread about this story, and it would be well worth your while to learn it.
They live in an area where the caves are a HUGE tourist attraction——the coach did nothing wrong——just had some VERY bad luck.
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What girls? All the films show only men, which is significant. When push comes to shove, we depend on the men to save us. Where were all the feminists who claim we do not need men? I LOVE men!!!!!!! Thank you, guys!!!
Very astute observation from Ann.
Thank you to all of the rescue workers!
Obviously you have a very warped opinion on everything. Normal people enjoy exploring. It’s how we learn. You are insulting!
I was trying to make a joke about political correctness, which must have fallen flat. Never mind.
Same kind of thing happens every year with Boy Scouts going on Camping Trips, I remember a few years ago there was a flash flood that killed several of them.
Things happen. And exploring nature is better than sitting at home playing video games all the time.
Sorry! :-)
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It's not strange to me. They are probably in awful condition and may be psychologically affected. I cannot imagine spending that much time in a pitch dark cave, much of that time alone and not knowing if rescue would ever come, and then having to go through that extraction process at the end. They've got to be traumatized to some extent - I know I would be.
Ann Coulter is right.
Quite a few of Elon’s twitter followers urged him to get involved. He agreed to look into it and that’s what he came up with. Honestly, I can’t fault him for his efforts, even if it’s partly self promotional. I think he’s genuine though. He’s got a history of responding to charitable requests with resources or money.
Incredible! Even moreso because it proved all the internet experts wrong.
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