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Drama in Thailand Race against the clock – A diver dies in the cave
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Diver dies in a Thai cave
The twelve young footballers trapped in a cave and their trainer live, but an badistant is now dead, the rescuer was doomed to lack of oxygen and the rescuers are also faced with enormous risks.
A rescuer died while rescuing a boy trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand
- The ex-soldier of the Thai Navy Seal military unit drowned while he was in the water. he was a volunteer. The rescue of the boys trapped in the flooded cave in Thailand seems to have to be faster than expected: the window of salvation is "limited," said the Thai army commander.
Navy Seal military unit, Apokorn Yookongkaew, Friday in front of reporters. It officially recognizes that boys can not wait until the end of the monsoon season
Heavy rains are already expected Saturday, so the water from the cave could rise. The forces are now trying to pump as much floodwater as possible out of the cave to reduce the risk of rescue. A race against time. In case of higher water levels, it may be difficult or impossible for young people to cross certain areas of the cave.
The Savior in Thailand wants to channel oxygen into the cave, which includes young footballers and their coach. "Our main task today is to place a tube in the room so that the group breathes better," said General Chalongchai Chaiyakam, a member of the rescue team, on Friday. The oxygen content in the chamber is currently about 15%. Normally, the oxygen content in the air is about 20%.
The rescue operation is extremely risky
How long can the trapped person withstand without additional oxygen in the cave? In addition, he did not say how long the establishment of the line should last. The oxygen line must be 4.7 kilometers long to reach the entrance of the cave until the room.
The risky nature of the rescue operation was also demonstrated Friday by the death of a volunteer aid. The ex-Navy Seal soldier drowned during the deployment, Chiang Rai vice-governor Pbadakorn Boonyaluck said Friday. His job was to bring oxygen into the cave. Returning from the cave, he did not have enough oxygen himself
This is the first fatal incident in unsuccessful efforts to save young footballers and their coach in the province of Chiang Rai, in the north of the country
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There are several scenarios to save the trapped. Either children must swim out of the flooded part of the cave accompanied by rescue divers. Or it could be pierced over an opening in the ceiling of the cave to highlight those who are trapped. Authorities and rescuers favor the first variant
Junior footballers are prepared – as best they can – with diving courses. Especially dressing dive masks and underwater breathing are trained. The media also discussed the possibility of drying the cavern with pumps so that boys can walk away. Given the mbades of water, this solution seems unlikely at present
Group of young people caught in a cave
Source: Infografik WELT
Elderly youth from eleven to sixteen and their coach have been sitting for 23 years. June in the cave, after the mbades of water have cut the way back. The team had visited the cave after a workout, probably dipped in a sudden flood – and had been saved deeper into the water.
Shortly before the British divers withdraw the group more than three kilometers from the entrance to the cave. Water in the cave near the border with Myanmar has increased again. The rain complicates rescue operations, in the region at the 20th northern latitude is between June and October rainy season.
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