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Young footballers imprisoned in a network of flooded caves in northern Thailand have entered the underground system as part of an "initiation" ritual, according to one of the divers who found them. A flooded network of caves in northern Thailand has entered the underground system as part of an "initiation" ritual, according to one of the divers who found them
"They left their backpacks and their shoes, go to the end of the tunnel as an introduction for the local boys to go to the end of the tunnel and write your name on the wall and then come back," said Ben Reymenants, a Dutch diver. , who runs a diving school in Phuket News
"A sudden flood due to sudden heavy rain locked them up, without shoes or food. They just had a flashlight, which obviously ran out. "
Reymenants was part of a rescue team that reached the 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their trainer in the Tham Luang cave network Monday – 10 days after they were Missing reports the New York Post.
Officials are still evaluating whether to teach boys to swim and scuba dive so that they can escape before heavy rain falls in the next few days.
Swimming will be incredibly difficult, explained Reymenants
"It's one of the most extreme dives I've ever done. It is very far and very complex. There is power. Visibility may be null at times. So, bring the boys one by one, and the risk that they panic is there, "he told Sky, adding that the swim will be more than two kilometers
" This is n & # 39; is not impossible, but the question is the restrictions – only one person can get through, so guiding a boy in front of you could be quite difficult, especially if the rain rises and there is a high flow and visibility is reduced to When it starts to rain, the flow is so hard, you can barely swim against it. "
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At this point, the children are too weak for the Herculean task anyway, he said. Thai navy doctors arrived Tuesday in the cave and fed them nutrient-rich food.
"First, the boys need to regain their strength, because at the moment they can not do anything at all.They have muscle atrophy, they can barely get up," said the Reymenants to Sky
If they decided to wait, two navy doctors volunteered to stay with the team – with plenty of food and medical supplies – in the cave. for three or four months, the water will have to drop, he adds.
THE COACH COULD "FACE CHARGES" & # 39;
According to one report, his team in a network of underground caves in Thailand could face charges for putting boys at risk,
Authorities are looking into the possibility of charging the boys. 25-year-old wild boar coach, locally identified. outlets like Ekapol Chanthawong, with the neglect of bringing 12 boys aged 11 to 16 to an excursion to Tham Luang Cave after their practice on June 23, reports the New York Post.
"We must study the question" Colonel Komsan Saard-an, police chief of Mae Sai e Station, told the English newspaper Khaosod overnight, when asked if any charges would be laid.
Some residents said that the coach should have been more careful
. He should be more careful when he takes children from other people to places. , Wrote someone on a popular Thai Facebook page
. But a local criminal lawyer said that Chanthawong could not predict that the cave would fall, trapping him and his team for days.
"In my opinion, he had no intention, before they came in, the rain had not started yet, and they went there often, so they must have thought that There would be no problem, "said Ananchai Chaiyadech's lawyer by phone. "The law also looks for the intention."
The team is known for making frequent outings together, including biking on mountain roads, swimming in waterfalls – and exploring the caves, their families said
] According to the Thai authorities, heavy rains forecast for the coming days could aggravate flooding in a mountain cave, forcing authorities to speed up the extraction of 12 boys and the football coach.
Rescuers used 15 small and very small face masks, fueling the speculation that divers are preparing to lead them to safety through a flooded 750-meter stretch of Tham Luang Nang cave.
A rescuer told reporters that it was too dangerous to use a conventional breathing apparatus because it could easily be knocked out during the dive.
Officials said the 13 are mostly in a stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid foods. after they were located in the cave in Chiang Rai province to the north during a desperate search that pierced the world.
The SEALS of the Thai Navy say that boys and their trainers are in good health and are treated by doctors. Arpakorn Yookongkaew said that seven members of his unit – including a doctor and a nurse – are now with the 12 boys and their trainer in the cave where they have been sheltering.
He said at a press conference that the boys' food, from the food easy to digest and high power with enough minerals. "
He said having people rescued diving out of the cave was one of the options being considered.If he was employed, he said that they had to be safe. that it would work and that it was necessary to have a drill to ensure 100% safety. "
According to Thai media, a first meal of pork and rice is being prepared for boys with rescuers reporting that sealed portions of the dish will be taken from the trapped boys.
"A telephone line will be installed tonight … they (the boys) will be able to talk with their families via a military phone" Passakorn Boonyarat, vice-governor of the province of Chiang Rai, told reporters Tuesday night
that he was refusing to speculate on how long they could be trapped, but he explained that leaving the cave would be evacuated as soon as possible.
"All boys who are ready first go out ", via" room three "a cavern serving as a base for storing food, oxygen tanks and diving equipment as well as planning the complex logistics of how to get around 13
BOYS MAY BE NAUFRER
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said the boys may need to swim. using diving equipment before the weather forecast for later in the week. He said the boys would have gone out the same complicated route that their rescuers entered.
While efforts to pump water continue, Anupong said that it is clear that some areas can not be drained. may need to use diving equipment while being guided by two professional divers each. He conceded that if something went wrong, it could be disastrous.
"Diving is not easy.For people who have never done it, it will be difficult, unlike diving in a pool, because the characteristics of the cave have small channels," he said. "If anything happens half way, it could be deadly."
Earlier, the Australian Federal Police, who is assisting with the rescue mission, said the conditions at the 39, inside the cavern proved "incredibly difficult." The group diving team dipped shortly after his arrival (in Chiang Rai) and one of the difficulties is a system of very flooded caves, it is very difficult to see and cross this system, "Superintendent Thomas Hester told reporters in Canberra. 19659003] "There are a lot of small, narrow areas where larger people, especially with equipment, can have trouble getting through."
Detective Hester said it would be extremely difficult for divers to bring back the boys with them.
"The ability to try to pull boys across these areas with any diving equipment is incredibly difficult," he said.
TEAM TREATED BY HIGH WATER LEVELS
The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, disappeared on June 23 after apparently Explore the network of Tham Luang Nang No cave, one of Thailand's most popular tourist attractions, accompanied by their 25-year-old Coach
The boys were members of the football team of Moo Pa, which translates directly to wild boar.
They would have regularly visited the cave in Mae Sai District for training and recreation
A video broadcast by the Thai Navy shows boys in football uniform sitting in a dry place at the beach. Inside the cave, above the water, in the spotlight of British divers who discover them illuminated.
Richard Stanton and John Volanthen used specialized diving techniques and risked his life to attack the two-kilometer underground labyrinth.
The provincial governor of Chiang Rai, Narongsak Osatanakorn, said that the health of the boys and the coach had been checked. is a critical condition, yellow is serious and green is stable.
"We found that most boys are green," he said. "Maybe some of the boys have minor wounds or injuries and would be classified as a yellow condition." But cave rescue experts said it might be safer to just provide them where they want them to be. are for now, rather than trying to make the boys dive.This could take months, however, since the rainy season in Thailand usually lasts until October
The Thai leader thanked the international community for its support and help in the search and rescue operation
said Tuesday that finding the boys "has created gratitude and happiness for people all over the country. He said, "I have to thank the international community for helping us. It would not have been possible if we had not helped each other. Everyone has done their part. "
– with the New York Post
