The Thai football coach excuses and the boys send love to the family in the letters of the cave

CHIANG RAI, Thailand – Fried chicken and a respite from homework were among the requests in a series of letters the 12 boys trapped in a cave in northern Thailand sent

Their 25-year-old coach, meanwhile, apologized to parents for leading the children in danger in the first place.

The boys, members of the wild boar youth football team, and their coach has been stuck in the mbadive cave of Tham Luang for more than 15 days now.

Rescuers are currently battling a range of escape options including diving the team through waterlogged pbadages and drilling a hole in the roof of

None of the options seem ideal, and the letters offer insight into the mentality of the boys and their coach as they wait in the darkness to be saved.

Boy writes, "I'm fine, but the air is a bit cold, but do not worry, well, do not forget to set up my birthday party." [19659004] Another, identified as Tun, writes: "Mom and dad, please do not worry, I'm fine." I told Yod to get ready to take me out for fried chicken With love. "The reference name could be from a parent on hold.

The rest of the letters scribbled on the pages of a notebook – the first messages of the days that emerged from the cave – hit a similar message of love for parents,

Children – aged 11 to 16 – also implored their teachers to be nice to them when their escape is finally badured, according to a message: "Not too many homework, please."

The boys and their coach explored the cave after a football match on June 23rd. The monsoon floods interrupted their escape and prevented rescuers from finding them for nearly 10 days. dark and tight pbadage

Ekaphol coach "Ake" Chantawong, 25, was criticized for allowing boys to venture so far into the troglodyte cave complex that nests the jungle.

Acknowledging his responsibility in his own missive to the parents of the cave, he wrote: "All parents, all children are well. The staff here takes very good care of the children. I promise to take care of the children at best. I thank you for your support and I would like to tell you that I am really sorry for all of you. "

Efforts to save the children were still on the air Saturday morning.

The governor in charge of the rescue He said that the time of cooperation and the decline of water levels during the last days had created conditions of extraction that would not continue if it was raining again.

There was speculation around the camp – more than 500 first-aiders, first aid, officials and journalists – that an attempt to save the team was imminent.

Severe thunderstorms and lightning seemed to indicate heavy monsoon showers, while lack of oxygen in the cave, a factor in the death of the former Thai navy SEAL Sanam Kunan in the early hours of Friday morning, also suggested a rescue move would be done sooner than later.