"Nobody thought we could do it": boys, coach freed from Thai cave in the daring rescue mission

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Boys escorted out of the cave to save divers, who

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Cave escorted boys attached to divers , who carry oxygen tanks

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Group of 12 boys and football coach found perched on a platform rocky in a small room about 4 km from the entrance of the cave

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Rescuers released Tuesday the last four of the 12 Thai boys and their football coach in the depths of A cave flooded on Tuesday. a dangerous mission that seized the world for more than two weeks

The "Wild Boars" football team, aged 11 to 16, and his 25-year-old coach were trapped on June 23 then that they were exploring the troglodyte complex. The northern province of Chiang Rai when a rain shower flooded the tunnels.

"We do not know if it's a miracle, a science or what.The thirteen boars are now out of the cave," said the Navy SEAL unit, which led the rescue, on his Facebook page, adding that all were safe.

Hungry and snuggled in the dark on a muddy bank in a partially flooded room several kilometers inside Tham Luang Cave, last Monday .

After meditating for days how to get on the 13th, a rescue operation was launched Sunday. Four other boys were released, tied up to rescue divers.

Four others were rescued on Monday and the last four boys and the coach were released Tuesday, causing spontaneous applause as ambulances and helicopters pbaded

The celebrations were saddened following the loss of a former Thai Navy diver who died Friday while he was on a refueling mission in the cave

"I want to tell the coach," said a Ch Rai Yang woman dressed in a traditional dress, tears in her eyes.

"I remember all their faces, especially the youngest one.It is the smallest and it does not have as much experience as the others … I felt like one of my own children and I wanted him to come home. "

The rescuers took out the last five on stretchers, one by one during Tuesday, and they were taken by helicopter to the hospital .

Narongsak Osottanakorn, chief of rescue mission He confirmed that a doctor and all members of the SEAL Navy involved in the rescue mission had also left the cave safely.

"Nobody thought we could do it … it was a world first," he said. "It was a possible mission for the team of Thailand

" POWER OF LOVE "

" The heroes are this time people from all over the world, " he added.

"This mission was successful because we had the power. The power of love. Everyone sent it to the 13. "

Officials said that the details of the rescue operation would be revealed on Wednesday.

The eight boys who went out on Sunday and Monday were in good health Two officials suspected a lung infection, but the four boys in the first group who had been rescued were all traveling to the hospital

. The United States helped save the boys. US military personnel also helped.

U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the rescue.

"On behalf of the United States, congratulations to the Thai Navy SEALs and the successful rescue of the 12 boys and their coach from the treacherous cave in Thailand," Trump told Twitter.

"Such a beautiful moment – everything is released, good work!"

The authorities did not reveal the identity of the boys at the time of their release. The parents of the four boys rescued Sunday were allowed to see them through a window in the hospital, public health officials said Tuesday, but they will be quarantined for the time being.

The boys are still quarantined from their parents because of the risk of infection and would probably be kept in the hospital for a week for testing, officials said earlier.