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(UPDATED) "We found all 13 safe … we will take care of them until they can move," Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters
RESCUE MISSION. This photo, taken and published by the Royal Thai Navy on July 2, 2018, shows a group of foreign divers preparing to search the flooded section of Tham Luang Cave in the non-forest park of Khun Nam Nang in the Mae Sai District of Chiang Rai Province. Photo by Royal Thai Navy / AFP
MAE SAI, Thailand (UPDATE) – Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a 9-day flooded Thai cave were found alive on Monday, July 2, after a thorough search of Specialty divers eventually discovered the emaciated group on a mud embankment.
There was no contact with the boys, aged between 11 and 16, since they disappeared with their 25-year-old coach on June 23rd.
Relief efforts had been for days hampered by heavy rains that flooded the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand, blocking access to the rooms where it was hoped that the group would be found alive. rescue by naval divers, delighting a nation that has followed anxiously every turn and tour of the dramatic effort to save them.
"We found all 13 sure … we will take care of them until they can move," Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters, who "Spontaneous applause and cheers .
"We will bring them food and a doctor who can dive. I'm not sure that they can eat because they have not eaten in a while. "
The state of the group was not immediately clear after clandestine days.
But shared drama images on the official Facebook page of the Thai Navy. Showed skinny boys in jerseys of Oversized and slippery mud football huddled together on a small mud cliff surrounded by water as the saviors finally found them.
'Brilliant!' [19659006] "Thank you!" From them said, while another screams "13" when asked by a British diver how many they are.
One of the British divers who found the group Just answer: "Brilliant!"
"Many, many people come […] we are the first," a diver told them, lighting the group with a torch.
"You've been here for 10 days, you're very strong," says one of the boys divers
. ] A thin rake child in the foreground seems to nod in gratitude and says "thank you" as his voice falters.
Outside the cave, overj The close relatives who had gathered near the site in an increasingly desperate vigil hugged and smiled when the news of the miraculous rescue filtered through
"I I'm so happy … I want him to be physically and mentally fit "Tinnakorn Boonpiem, whose 12-year-old son Mongkol is part of the saved group.
"I found out on TV … I'm so happy that I can not say it," another parent of one of the footballers told TV reporters with tears of joy running down his cheeks.
Earlier Monday divers took advantage of a brief window of good weather to go deeper into the cave, with water levels slowly but steadily. They had hoped to find the "Wild Boar" team on a high ledge dubbed "Pattaya Beach"
But the boys had withdrawn 300-400 meters away when the ledge was submerged, Governor Narongsak.
Never gave up hope
The team's work Far from being over, a complex operation should allow the group to go through several kilometers through the cave – still partially submerged and connected by narrow passages.
The worrisome forecast of heavy rains later this week means rescuers have to make their way.
Relatives, friends and teachers of the football team "Wild Boar" refused to give up hope to see the young players again.
Dozens of divers – including foreign experts – were sent into the cave with hundreds of tanks of oxygen, establishing a base camp in the rooms during the weekend.
SEAL divers from the Thai Navy were joined by 3 British divers and a US military team from US Pacific Command, including pararescue. and the specialists in survival.
Thailand was a nation fascinated by the fate of the Wild Boar team, with the lighting of social media to support the group and the deep spirit of the country. Buddhist shamans and monks prayed and gave offerings to the cave, imploring the "spirits" of the mountains to make the boys safe.
The football team entered the cave on June 23 after a workout. Rescuers found their bicycles, football boots and backpacks near the entrance to the cave and found hand prints and footprints.
10 kilometers long, Tham Luang Cave The longest and most difficult to navigate in Thailand, with its meandering chambers and narrow passages.
A sign on the outside of the site warns visitors not to enter the cave during the rainy season between July and November. – Rappler.com
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