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CHIANG RAI.-The 12 children of a football team and their coach trapped for two weeks in a cave in Thailand were rescued on Tuesday.
The information was confirmed by members of the Marina, who posted on his Facebook account that everyone was safe.
"12 children and their coach are out of the cave, safe," they write on the social network. At first, a witness saw two people leaving Tham Luang Cave on a stretcher. They were the first two to be rescued on Tuesday, the third day of the rescue operation.
Eight children were taken on stretchers during the first two days of rescue: four Sunday and four Monday.
The chief of the operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn, had previously stated that the last day of rescue would be "more complicated" as another survivor would be abducted.
The rescue teams learned from the experience and it took two hours less to get the second group on Monday.
However, monsoon rains threatened to filter water through the walls of caves and flood the tunnels.
"I hope that today we are faster or have the same speed as yesterday," Narongsak said.
An elite team of foreign divers and the Thai Navy guided the miners through nearly 4 kilometers of dark canals.
The "Wild Boars" football team and its coach were trapped on June 23 when they tried to explore the vast complex of caves after a workout.
The eight children rescued on Sunday and Monday were in good health and some asked for chocolate bread for breakfast, the authorities said.
Two of the children had possible lung infections, but the four miners in the first rescued group were able to walk around the hospital.
All rescued are still quarantined due to the risk of infection and will likely remain in the hospital for a week to undergo further testing, according to authorities.
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