Thailand: a diver from the operation said that it was "nonsense" to try to teach boys to dive – 07/12/2018

At least some of the boys trapped in a cave in Thailand with their football coach were rescued sedated and asleep. This is what the last diver told him to leave the cave network after the rescue.

The possibility of being out by diving was something that expert speleologists and cave divers around the world considered "very dangerous". they had never sunk and were the first nine days of their confinement in total darkness and without food .

That at least some of the boys were not going to dive could be seen in a video that was broadcast by the rescue operation officials and confirmed by the divers who participated in the three phases of the rescue. In the images, we clearly see how two children leave the cave on a stretcher, apparently sedated, equipped with a diving suit and a diving mask.

Commander Chaiyananta Peeranarong, 60, excomando of the Thai Navy, the last diver to leave the cave, told the press agency AFP : "Some were asleep, d & # 39; others moved their fingers, stunned … The doctors constantly checked the condition and pulse. "

" They told the press that children should learn to dive, these kids do not have to worry about it. had not eaten or slept for days, Where would they have found the energy to train? It was absurd "said Peeranarong.

Rescuers said during the days of waiting, before the final result, that divers stayed with the trap before evacuation, they were taught to become familiar with the equipment of diving.

"We just needed them to know how to breathe and not panic in the water. Peeranarong said:

This testimony confirms the statements of the Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o -cha, who claimed that the rescuers had given the children a "mild tranquilizer" to prevent them from panicking.

The group of twelve boys between the ages of 11 and 16 and their coach (25), entered Tham Luang cave on Saturday, June 23, to explore after a training session. While they were inside the cave, heavy rains flooded the exit passages and left them trapped in a dry space. They were found by two British divers nine days later and after The deployment of a large operation they managed to save between Sunday and Tuesday, so the children stayed in the cave between 15 and 17 days.