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"Everyone is safe." With these three words posted on Facebook, the daring rescue mission to clear 12 boys and their football coach. (Reuters) "Everyone is safe." With these three words posted on Facebook, the bold rescue mission to release 12 boys and their football coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand has ended on Tuesday. An 18-day event that cost the lives of an experienced diver and rivals around the world. The Thai Navy SEAL, who played a central role in the rescue effort, celebrated this feat by reading: "All thirteen boars are now out of the cave," a reference to the football team boys. "We do not know if it's a miracle, a science or what."
Eight boys were rescued by a team of Thai and international divers on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, the last four boys were out with their coach. Their rescue was followed a few hours later by the safe return of a nurse and three SEAL divers who had spent days with the boys in their cramped refuge in the cave.
Dozens of volunteers and journalists were waiting for news. if the complex and high-risk rescue mission had succeeded. The helicopters carrying the boys roared over their heads. People in the street applauded and applauded when the ambulances carrying them to the last leg of their journey from the cave arrived at Chiang Rai City Hospital. Their joy and relief were relayed around the world by the multitude of people who had witnessed this long ordeal in widely circulated television news broadcasts
Payap Maiming, who provided food and basic necessities. "I'm happy for Thais all over the country," he said. "And in fact, everyone in the world because every news channel presented this story and that's what we expected."
"It's really a miracle," said Payap. "It's the hope and the faith that brought us this success." Ambad Sriwichai, an aunt of the rescued coach Ekkapol Chantawong, was ecstatic. "If I see it, I just want to kiss her and tell her that I missed her a lot," she said.
The distress of the boys and their coach captivated much of the world they missed, at the first flickering video of the rush of anxious but smiling boys when they were found by a pair of British divers 10 days later. They were trapped in the sprawling cave of Tham Luang in northern Thailand on June 23rd, when he was inundated by the monsoon rains as they explored after playing football.
Each of the boys, aged 11 to 16 years old and without diving experience. was guided by a pair of divers in the three day high stakes operation. The road, in some places just a crawl space, had oxygen cartridges placed at regular intervals to refresh the air supply of each team. Highlighting the dangers, an old Thai marine SEAL died Friday by filling the canisters. Scuba diving experts had warned that it was potentially too risky to dive young people.
But Thai officials, perfectly aware that boys could be trapped for months by the monsoon rains that swelled the waters of the cave system, an opportunity afforded by a relatively mild weather. A mbadive pumping of water also made the winding cave more navigable. The trust of the diving team, and cave-specific expertise, rose after his first successful mission Sunday. "We did something that no one thought possible," said the governor of Chiang Rai Province, Narongsak Osatanakorn, leader of the rescue operation, during a press conference. said the boys received anti-anxiety medication to help their perilous removal from the cave. Asked at a press conference in Bangkok if the boys had been sedated, Prayuth said, "Who would chloroform them? If they are chloroformed, how could they come out? It's called anxiolytic." , something to not excite them, not stressed. "Prayuth said that Tham Luang cave would be closed for a while for the safety of visitors.
The eight boys who went out on divers Sunday and Monday were doing well and were in good spirits, said a senior health official. They received a treat on Tuesday: bread with a chocolate spread that they had requested. Jedsada Chokdumrongsuk, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Public Health, said the first four rescued boys were now able to eat normal food, although they still can not take the favorite spicy dishes by many Thais.
lung infection, but all eight are usually "healthy and smiling," he said. "Children are footballers, so they have a high immune system," Jedsada said at a press conference. "Everyone is in a good mood and is happy to go out, but we will ask a psychiatrist to evaluate them." It could go away at least a week before they can be released from the hospital. hospital, he said. For now, the boys were isolated to try to protect them from infections by strangers. But family members saw at least some of the boys behind a glbad barrier. It was clear that doctors were taking a cautious approach. Jedsada said that they were unsure of the type of infections that boys might encounter "because we have never experienced this kind of problem from a deep cave."
If the medical tests show no danger after another two days, the parents will be able to enter the isolation zone dressed in sterilized clothing, remaining two meters away from the boys, said another public health official, Tosthep Bunthong. . John Tangkitcharoenthawon, a local village president, blazed with happiness during the successful rescue. "If this place had a roof, the morale went through it," he said. President Donald Trump joins with those who paid tribute to the rescuers
"On behalf of the United States, congratulations to the Navy SEALs of Thailand and the successful rescue of the 12 boys and their coach from the cave treacherous Thailand ". tweeted "Such a beautiful moment – everything is released, great job!" One of the most popular football teams, Manchester United, expressed relief and invited the boys and their coach, as well as those who saved them, to come and see the team play on their pitch this year. season. A message posted on the English Premier League Twitter account said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are touched. We would like to welcome the Wild Boars Football Club team and their lifeguards to Old Trafford this season. "
The International Football Federation, FIFA, had already invited the boys to attend the World Cup final in Russia this Sunday.However, the doctors treating the boys said that it was too early to that they make the trip.
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