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Four boys and the coach must be rescued today
Eight boys have been rescued from the cave in Thailand in the past two days. Meanwhile, the third rescue mission, in which the last four boys and their coach have to be recovered. WORLD reporter Paul Willmann reports from Thailand.
In Thailand, divers began to rescue the last four boys trapped and their coach.
- The rescue is expected to be completed on Tuesday.
- Narongsak Osottanakorn announced that the survivors had been saved.
In the drama of the cave in Thailand, special divers made another attempt, the five still in the cave. According to the forces, the rescue will be completed on Tuesday
"We plan to release the four boys and the coach," said the chief of rescue operations, Narongsak Osottanakorn. With the boys, a doctor and three divers from the Thai Navy Seals elite unit should also leave the flooded cave.
The last four boys and their caregivers were stuck for 17 nights – since June 23rd. The exit is almost four kilometers. Since Sunday, divers have gradually managed to secure eight youngsters.
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The rescue operation is also a fight against time. Tuesday, it rained a lot in the region on the border with Myanmar. Southeast Asia is currently the monsoon season. It is feared that the rain could quickly increase the water in the cave. On Tuesday, so it is tempting to bring all the remaining five trapped in the open air. The chief of the rescue, Narongsak Osottanakorn, announced that they would have come out "all at the same time".
The team of twelve boys and a caregiver had been surprised by a trip out of the water. Narongsak badured Monday night that all those who have been rescued until now are "safe and sound". They are cared for in a hospital in the provincial capital of Chiang Rai, about 50 kilometers from the cave. First parents were now allowed to visit their sons at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the government was making public more information on the health status of boys. They would be hungry and eat soft food now. None of the survivors have a fever, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health.
Doctors at Chiang Rai Provincial Hospital reported lower lung infections in two children. Overall, young footballers are in good health. All eight, however, must stay another week for observation in the clinic.
Elon Musk arrived at Cave in Thailand
Meanwhile, contractor Elon Musk arrived at the cave. "I just got back from Cave 3," Musk wrote in the Twitter Short Message Service on Tuesday.
"In case it was necessary," he provided his mini-submarine to rescue the boys still trapped in the cave. "Leave it here, if it can be useful in the future," tweeted Musk about the submarine called "Wild Boar", based on the name of the football team that includes the boys trapped. On Instagram Musk has released a video of the flooded cave in northern Thailand with rescuers.
Cave 3 is located about two kilometers from the entrance to the cave system and serves as a base for rescuers. The four boys still trapped and their still trapped coach wait two kilometers further into the cave network to be rescued. Until now, there is no evidence that the Musk submarine is used.
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According to Musk, it's a tiny submarine in child size. It was light enough to be worn by two divers, extremely sturdy and small enough to fit through tight spaces. An inmate would not need to swim or handle oxygen bottles. Musk has released a video in which divers test the submarine in a swimming pool in Los Angeles. The allegations are made, it uses the use for self-PR.
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