Rescue of the Thai cave: four more boys extracted in second operation

Greek divers extracted four other boys in the second high-risk operation to rescue the football team trapped in a vast network of caves.

Four boys were rescued Monday night after the four that were safely purchased outside the cave on Sunday.

Boys and rescuers are unknown at this time.

There are now five members of the Wild Boar football team now in the cave.

The rescued boys were treated by doctors at the field hospital and then airlifted

The mission was interrupted Sunday night to replace the air tanks.

The boys were trapped in the cave on June 23 after heavy rains that caused flooding, but were found alive last week by divers.

Rescuers decided to go ahead with the operation to free them because of fears that the waters would rise again.

The chief of the rescue mission Narongsak Osottanakorn said that he had resumed, with divers returning to the cave at 11am local time (16h NZT). It was due to finish at 9:00 pm local time, he added. "More staff" was only used on Sunday.

The names of the rescued boys were not communicated out of respect for the families whose sons were still inside, and they were not reunited with their own families, he adds.

million. Narongsak said he is concerned that recent heavy rains could have caused the water level to rise, saying the conditions were "as good as yesterday" "We should hear some good news ", he added. On Sunday, the launch of the mission was earlier than expected.

The first stage of the mission was "smooth" and the rescued boys were in "good health", according to the Thai authorities

. – 40 from Thailand and 50 from overseas – worked in the cave system.

They guided the boys through the darkness and the submerged passages to the mouth of the Tham Luang cave system

the boys were an exhausting tower t

The process includes a mix of walking, wading, climbing and diving along guiding ropes already in place.

Wearing full face masks, which are easier for novice divers than traditional respirators, each boy is accompanied by two divers, who also carry his air supply.

The hardest part lies halfway to a section called "T-Junction", so narrow that divers must remove their air tanks.

Beyond that, a cavern – called Room 3 – has been transformed into an advanced base for divers.

There, boys can rest before making the last, easier, walk to the entrance. They are then transported to Chiang Rai Hospital.

In the indication of the dangerousness of the trip, a former diver of the Thai Navy died Friday in the caves. Saman Gunan was returning from a mission to supply the group with tanks when he ran out of oxygen

He lost consciousness and could not be revived. His colleagues said that they "would not let our friend's sacrifice get lost".