All 13 Football Team Members Found Alive inside Flooded Cave

 

 

Rescuers found all 12 boys and their football coach alive inside the flooded Tham Luang Cave Monday night.

 

The 13 victims from a local football club, Mu Pa Academy Mae Sai, have been stranded inside the cave in Chiang Rai province because of flash floods since June 23.

Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn confirmed at about 10pm on Monday that the victims had been found.

 

 

He also made clear that rescue operations would continue non-stop until the victims were safely transferred out of the cave and to hospitals.

 

As of press time, doctors with high diving skills are on their way to the spot where the victims had stayed. Checkups are needed to determine whether the football’s team members can be moved out of the dark cave immediately. If not, they will receive first aids and food inside the cave first.

 

Victim transportation plans have already drawn up.

 

Good news declared by Narongsak received loud cheers . 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30349177

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-02

 

 

Images: Credit Air force media by Kawin AFU

 

Amazing. One can only imagine how the families feel. Medals all round to the rescuers and all volunteers.

Emotional and lots of tears here since this broke earlier

Lets hope the next stage goes without drama, as this is not the end

This is GREAT news! Fabulous for them all and their families and friends! And...congratulations and thanks to all those who helped finding and rescuing them!

Yes, fantastic. The power of the human spirit to overcome 

 

Thank you to all the rescue teams

Thai rescue teams find 13 missing in cave alive

Journalists try to interview a military officer near the Tham Luang cave complex, as members of an under-16 soccer team and their coach have been found alive, according to a local media's report, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Twelve boys and their assistant soccer coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing, Chiang Rai province's governor said on Monday.

 

The boys, aged between 11 and 16, went missing with the 25-year-old coach after soccer practice on June 23 after they set out to explore the Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai.

 

A massive international rescue effort has been under way since, with rescue teams battling through thick mud and high water to try to reach the group.

 

"Thai Navy seals have found all 13 with signs of life," Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters.

 

Rescuers had been working on Monday to clear a constricted passageway for divers deep inside the flooded cave complex in a search operation that has been hampered by heavy rain.

 

Divers from Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit had been focusing on an elevated mound inside the cave which cavers have named "Pattaya Beach", which could have provided the boys with a refuge when rains flooded the cave.

 

"The SEALs reported that ... they reached Pattaya Beach which was flooded. So they went 400 metres further where we found the 13 ... who were safe," Narongsak told the cheering group of reporters.

 

The next challenge will be getting the group out of the cave, which some have dubbed a "labyrinth".

 

Rescuers had discussed waiting until water levels subsided to get the boys out. Other options included teaching the group to use diving gear to navigate the flooded cave.

 

Medical teams were seen preparing first aid kits after news of the group's discovery broke outside the cave's entrance.

 

Relatives of the boys took shelter from heavy rain on Monday and were seen cheering, smiling and receiving calls after receiving the news.

 

Rescuers shook hands and congratulated each other as occasional cheers broke out.

 

It remains unclear whether any of the group are injured or in need of medical attention.

 

Narongsak said medical teams have been sent inside the cave and it would take them around four hours to assess the group's health and how fit they are before coming up with a strategy to get them out.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng; Additional reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing by Andrew Roche and Alison Williams)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-07-03

 

 

Yes fantastic news, now hopefully they can get them all out safely.

 

Strange choice of the word 'victims', but never mind.

Great relief and Joy all around. A good lesson for all too.

+1 on all posts above, FANTASTIC news, everyone who helped are heroes along with the team and coach. 

Real Happy Ending?

2 minutes ago, Fish Head Soup said:

Yes fantastic news, now hopefully they can get them all out safely.

 

Strange choice of the word 'victims', but never mind.

I was so happy I didn't even notice the use of that word.  Agree strange choice, guessing list in translation maybe

Great news and congrats to everyone who made this rescue possible. Hopefully a few prominent posters will be eating some humble pie tonight and tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

fantastic news...  great on the person /people who decided that pattaya beach was the best spot. ok they had moved 400m from that but it was the right way to go.  If the news is right that a team of SEALS went beyond where they were supposed to go, to find these kids, kudos to them.. but rumor not proved true yet.

 

true heros to all that gave their all to help in this situation.  And even more so to the boys and their coach for maintaining their cool and doing what was nessicary to just stay alive and not panick.

 

hope you all get rewarded as you deserve

Tears of joy overcome me. What was the medium saying?

Cheers erupt as governor confirms all 13 boys and coach found alive!

 

 

SEAL rescue teams have found all the 12 missing young footballers and their coach lost in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai after nine days of painstaking search and rescue mission,  Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn confirmed.

 

His announcement was greeted with an eruption of cheers from journalists and volunteers waiting anxiously for news about the fate of the boys.

 

He told a hastily-called press briefing at around 10.30 pm  that the boys were all found alive at a spot near Pattaya Beach.

 

FUll story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cheers-erupt-governor-confirms-12-boys-coach-found-alive/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-07-03

Great news! For a change. 

A life changing experience for those kids. 

Fantastic news, but we need to see them out of the cave first ! They could be desperate for food .  Let's hope they will make it. 

 

This is the best news in a long while, thank God.

6 minutes ago, Fish Head Soup said:

Yes fantastic news, now hopefully they can get them all out safely.

 

Strange choice of the word 'victims', but never mind.

..."found with signs of life"  was another;

 

Hopefully this is just "lost in translation"...

Rescue teams have found the 12 boys and their coach alive — but getting them out of the cave will be a challenge, Pat Moret, a rescue consultant, tells CNN.

The team will likely need a lot of medical treatment before they can be moved.

"They'll need fluids replacing possibly feeding. They're going to need reheating. They've possibly been lying still for days now. And sensory faculties won't be what they should be. So I would think that they're not really fit to move for maybe 12 hours or so really."

After that, the kids and their coach may need to dive to get out of the cave, Moret said said.

"Worst case scenario is that they have to dive them out. So they're being fully immersed in water, wearing what we know is a full face mask or maybe even some sort of commercial dive helmet to make it a little less stressful for them. But it will be a truly terrifying experience," Moret said.

Wowwww, what a wonderful story.  I had thought that it was impossible, and all the effort was being wasted.   Good job, heroes!

9 minutes ago, Pawpcorn said:

..."found with signs of life"  was another;

Yes I thought the same.

 

  Blessed be and praise to the Lord. (And the rescuers) Such good news is rare these days.

I had prepared a lesson for my M 6 students this morning and we all said that they'll be found today. The miracle. Tears of Happiness are real. ?

A worldwide sigh of relief, well done to the Thai and international rescue effort.


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They really need to be getting more pumps in there. They can't let themselves take their foot off the gas now. They need to shift more water out as fast as is possible.

Good to know. Yet not a single mention in the Thai English news reports of the contribution of American, Australian and British experts. A little more credit ought to spread around.

1 minute ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

Good to know. Yet not a single mention in the Thai English news reports of the contribution of American, Australian and British experts. A little more credit ought to spread around. 

The type of people who do these things are not the type of people to be looking for credit. They will be happy enough to just get the people out safely and go home unrecognized.