All 12 boys and coach are safely out of the flooded Thai cave
The remaining five boys emerged in groups during Tuesday, guided out by international divers and Navy Seals
Mae Sai/Bangkok/Chiang Rai — All 12 boys and their football coach have been rescued from a Thai cave after an 18-day ordeal, the Thai Navy Seals said in a Facebook post. “All are safe” it said, signing off with a “Hooyah”, a Seals signature throughout the painstaking mission to get the boys out of the cave. Four Seal team divers — including a doctor — who stayed with the group were still to emerge, the Facebook post added. In a day of high drama, the remaining five boys emerged in groups as evening approached, guided out by international divers and the Seals, who have played an integral role throughout an unprecedented rescue mission. The perilous mission to save the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach has gripped the world for days. Eight of the boys were brought out on stretchers over the first two days — four on Sunday and four on Monday. Officials were not immediately available to comment on who had been brought out. The head of the operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said ear...
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