Rescue of the Thai cave: wild boars reveal a moment of joy

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July 19, 2018 07:40:01

The 12 boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave recounted their surprise at the time a diver emerged from the waters trapping them

The Wild Boars were released from the hospital on Wednesday for their first public appearance at a conference large-scale press in Chiang Rai province, north of the country

"When they came out of the water, I was surprised, when they told me & # 39; Hello, I said & # 3 9, hello, "one of the boys, Adun Samon, said to"

"It was so beautiful"

Warm applause was uttered for each of the boys who stood one by one , starting with the coach, to stand by their name and nickname, as well as their position on the field.

Adun described the moment they realized that they had been found

"In the evening we were sitting and we heard someone … and I asked the members of our team to calm down because I heard a conversation. "

"I started listening and it became reality."

Worried that rescuers could not locate them, one of the boys got closer to where the sound was coming, Adun said. I went there and the noise [replied]"hello, is there anyone there?

This discovery triggered the rescue effort that was secured by a three-day dive mission. organized by Thai Navy SEALs and a world-renowned team of scuba diving experts.

"In an hour we have to come back"

Ekkapol coach "Ek" Chantawong explains why the boys entered the cave. This trip, we planned to be a study, to familiarize the trip so that next time we can have a good trip to Tham Luang, "he said:" We have been in the area before but not all members of this were on our first trip.

"We went there and saw some puddles of water

" This time we went further than [the pools of water]. I said, "Do we want to leave? In an hour we have to come back, we have to go out before 5:00 pm, because someone has to go home." "[A Wild Boars member named] The night was saying "today is my [birthday] … I have to be at home because my [mother is] organizing a party for me, if you want to join me, we can all go to my house a bicycle.

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Inside the cave, they discuss the possibility of further exploration, and then decide to continue

L & # 39; coach says the most vigorous swimmer checks the water level. "When you are there, the water level is high, so he was checking the depth of the water all the time, and he was saying that the water was not going to be there. was not deep at all. "

"And little by little we followed him to see … if we could go further.

(Reuters: Soe Zeya Tun)

"I realized that we had to swim further, I looked at my watch and realized that it was an hour after the scheduled time, so I asked if we were to return. "

At first, the team did not believe that they were lost

They tried to regain their way, but they saw more water than expected.

Mr. Ekkapol investigated personally, and soon realized the way ahead would not be their way out.

The investigator asked the How they felt when they realized that they were lost, and one of them replied: "We can not go home now, my mother will surely reprimand me !

they were determined to escape.

Right away, the team tried to dig a pbadage to drain some of the water that was blocking the

When this failed, they searched for a place to rest near the water. I would find them, says the coach of the team

But help did not come so soon.

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The boys and their coach were stranded in Tham Luang Cave on June 23rd. (AP: Thai Navy Seals)

How they decided who went out first

The team stayed hydrated while drinking water The stalactites in the cave, but the lack of food the left weak, the boys said.

"I felt dizzy, because of my hunger," said the youngest.

"I stopped thinking about the food myself even more hungry."

They thought trying to reach the other end of the cave, thinking that he had to go there have another issue.

"My opinion was, if we can not [find] get out of there, then we will die in the middle," said one boy.

"So, we came back … first to go this way and the second is to wait there and let other people come to us."

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Banphot Konkum, Duangpetch Promthep's uncle, wipes his eyes watching the boys remember their experience. (AP: Sakchai Lalit)

The order in which the boys finally left the cave did not depend on the state of their health, said their coach Mr. Ekkapol, whose efforts were recognized by some parents to keep the boys

"I spoke … with Dr. Harris, everyone was strong, no one was sick, everyone had a strong mental state Dr. Harris said … there is no preference, "he said. when we would go out of the cavern, we had to bike to our house, so that people who live the furthest away would be allowed to go out first … so that they could go out and tell everyone that we were Inside, we were fine "