A fifth boy is rescued from Thai cave, while four others in hospital want fried rice
Chiang Rai — The first four boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand were in good health and demanding fried rice in hospital on Monday, the head of the rescue team said, as divers resumed operations to bring out the remaining members of the group. A fifth boy was rescued on Monday afternoon, a Royal Thai Navy official said. No other details on him were immediately available. Seven more boys and the coach are still trapped. The bid to rescue the boys — aged between 11 years and 16 years — and their soccer coach got going again after a break late on Sunday, to replenish the team’s oxygen supplies and make other preparations deep inside the cave. The four boys, rescued on Sunday, were flown by helicopter from the Tham Luang cave to the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital, located at the heart of Chiang Rai province, about 70km away. "The four children are fine. The children complained that they were hungry and wanted holy basil stir-fried rice," Narongsak Osottanakorn, the h...
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