Thai rescue operation complete
The rescue of the group of 12 Thai teenagers and their coach, who have been stuck inside the six-mile-long Tham Luang cave and becoming trapped by rising flood waters for over two weeks, was completed on 10 July
The rescue of the group of 12 Thai teenagers and their coach, who have been stuck inside the six-mile-long Tham Luang cave and becoming trapped by rising flood waters for over two weeks,was completed on 12 July. On 8 July, four of the boys were rescued, with eight remaining with their coach. The four boys who were rescued were taken straight to hospital in Chiang Rai having escaped the cave, with two being flown on military helicopters accompanied by teams of medics, while the others were driven by ambulance. The second rescue attempt is to be made by the same team of divers who accomplished the first rescue.
UPDATE: The second rescue attempt on 9 July was a success, four more boys rescued from the cave.
UPDATE: The final rescue of the remaining boys and their coach took place on 10 July.
The rescue team is diverse, with experts from Thailand the UK, Australia and the US military all lending their expertise to the effort. Australian Foreign Minister said that anaesthetist and cave diver Richard Harris is working with the Thai medical team inside the cave to help make decisions about the order in which the boys will be taken out. The divers who will actually swim with the boys out of the cave is comprised of 13 foreign experts and five Thai Navy Seals.