MISSING FOOTBALLERS
Thailand in dramatic rescue effort at flooded cave
Mae Sai, Thailand — The desperate search for 12 children and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand pressed into its fourth night on Tuesday as distraught relatives prayed and awaited news about the missing youngsters. The dramatic rescue operation has captivated the country as scores of navy divers, soldiers and police descended on the cave where the young football team dubbed the "Boars" and their coach have been stuck since Saturday. The boys, aged from 11 to 16, went into the cave after practice and were trapped after heavy rains flooded the chambers and blocked the entrance. The group is believed to have retreated to the back of the cave as heavy rains continued to fall, slowly raising water levels inside the complex network in northern Chiang Rai province that spans several kilometres. After days of desperately searching, officials said on Tuesday they found a previously undiscovered opening into which they would attempt to drop helicopter rescuers...
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