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In this photo published by the Thai Ministry of Health and Hospital Chiang Rai Prachanukroh, members of the saved soccer team pose with a sketch of the Thai diver SEAL who died trying to save them July 15, 2018. (19659004) Members of a youth football team recounted their painful two-week ordeal in a flooded Thai cave and the moment "magical "where rescuers have emerged from the darkness. "
The 12 boys and their coach were finally released during a three day international complex that ended more than a week ago. They appeared on Wednesday during a televised conference across this nation of 70 million people who were pierced by the tale of the team.
"Wild boars" hugged friends and kicked a miniature soccer field. The doctors said that they had gained on average over six pounds each and were in good health – physically and mentally.
One player said that he was surprised when the first rescuer arrived on the tenth day of the odyssey.
"It was magical," said Adul Sam-on, 14, in comments translated by Reuters. "I had to think a lot before I could answer their questions."
The boys, aged 11-17, and coach Ekkapol Chantawong, 25, entered the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on June 23. about an hour, the coach said. They had just finished a training game and were participating in a team-building exercise.
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Relation: The Thai football team dug a 16-foot hole inside the wall before the arrival of the rescuers, despite the absence
The boys first went for a hike, but then waded in the water. The heavy rains soon sent a wall of water rushing into the cave, flooding the sections and blocking their way out. They were trapped more than two miles from freedom.
Divers found them huddled and hungry after 10 days. But it took another week to design a plan to get the boys out. A team of over one hundred rescuers from a dozen countries eventually rescued them, but not before a former Thai Navy diver fainted and lacked airspace. 39, oxygen to help establish the escape route.
In the cave with the team for a week after they were found shared terrifying details about the boys' escape attempts before they were rescued.
Lt. Col. Pak Loharachun stated in a Facebook post that the boys He used rock fragments to dig every day in the cave wall, even though he had nothing to eat . Incredibly, they managed to dig a 16-foot hole, he said.
The military doctor also congratulated their trainer Ekapol Chanthawong, who, according to him, constantly thought about the well-being of boys before his own.
"I saw from the first day that Ek was waiting for the boys to satisfy their hunger, he gave his meal to the young people," he said in the post .
The National Tourism Board published a short video to thank the international community for its contributions to the rescue.
Contribution: Ashley May, USA TODAY & # 39; HUI;
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