BREAKING NEWS Fifth boy RESCUED from Tham Luang

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Fifth boy RESCUED from Tham Luang

 

Khaosod English reports the fifth boy was brought out of the cave at 4.45pm, with a sixth boy due imminently.

 

Sky News citing a Thai Navy official, as well as CNN, AP and Reuters also confirmed that a fifth boy has left the cave.

 

 

 

More info as we get it - hit refresh or scroll down for latest updates

 

 

 

 

 

17.00:

Person stretchered into ambulance near Thai cave amid mission to free trapped boys - REUTERS

 

17.10

Thai PBS reports person on a stretcher put into ambulance

 

 

 

 

17.36

Reuters citing a navy official confirms that a fifth boy has left the cave - full story below

 

17.59

Ambulance believed to be carrying 5th boy arrives at Chiang Rai hospital

 

 

 

 

18.14

Unconfirmed reports 6th boy has left the cave

 

 

 

18.18

Another report claims 6th boy out of cave

 

 

 

18.20 - it's SIX

Aljazeera confirm sixth boy rescued: 

 

 

 

 

18.26 

Unconfirmed report on status of other kids in the cave

 

 

 

18.30

We found you a live stream, in English via Thai PBS

 

 

 

18.37

Reuters says a 7th boy has left the cave - but not yet reported elsewhere. We're checking for more sources - as of yet UNCONFIRMED

 

18.44

IMPORTANT - still only six confirmed, not seven

 

18.47

Straits Times reports 7th boy has left the cave

 

18.51

Thai news site Spring News reports 7th boy has left the cave

 

18.52

CNN, Thai PBS report 7th boy has left the cave

 

18.56

Reuters release report (posted below) that 7 boys have now been rescued

 

19.05

Sky News in the UK says an 8th boy has now left the cave [unconfirmed]

 

19.06

Khaosod English reports 8th boy left the cave at 6.59pm - http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/07/09/five-out-alive-more-daring-cave-rescue-success/

 

19.15

CNN l reports 8th boy rescued from cave

 

 

19.16

Nation TV reporter shares photos of 6th and 7th boy being put into ambulance

 

 

 

 

19.23

CNN reports operations have finished for today. No official confirmation as yet

 

 

 

19.26

 

More unconfirmed reports that 8 boys have been rescued from the cave so far today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This live stream says operations have ended for today and 8 boys rescued from the cave:

 

 

 

19.30 - BBC share footage of rescue helicopter

 

 

 

 

19.34

Thai language sites start to report 8 boys out of cave

 

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Rescuers bring eighth person out of Thai cave on second day of rescue - witness

by Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um

 

An ambulance believed to be carrying rescued schoolboys leaves from Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Rescue workers in Thailand brought out four people on Monday from a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, apparently taking the total number rescued to eight.

 

A Reuters witness near the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai saw medical personnel carrying four people out of the cave to waiting ambulances over the course of the day.

 

The rescue operation was launched on Sunday and four boys were brought out that day. They were in good condition in hospital, officials said.

 

A fifth boy was brought out earlier on Monday, a navy official said, and three more were seen being brought out over subsequent hours.

 

Reuters could not confirm the identity of the three people brought out in the evening and the chief of the rescue mission, Narongsak Osottanakorn, declined to comment, saying a news conference would be held later on Monday.

 

The "Wild Boars" soccer team and their coach got trapped on June 23 when they set out to explore the vast cave complex after soccer practice, when a rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels.

 

British divers found the 13, huddled on a muddy bank in a partly flooded chamber several kilometres inside the complex, on Monday last week.

 

The dangerous bid to rescue the boys - aged between 11 and 16 - got going again hours earlier on Monday after a break to replenish oxygen supplies and make other preparations deep inside the cave complex.

 

Authorities have said the mission could take three or four days to complete. It is a race against the clock with heavy rain expected in coming days, which would again dangerously flood the tunnels with fast flowing, and rising, water.

 

The rescue team went into the cave to resume the operation at 11 a.m. (0400 GMT), Narongsak told a news conference earlier, adding he expected good news.

 

Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit make up the main team guiding the boys to safety through narrow, submerged passageways that claimed the life of a former Thai navy diver on Friday.

 

Narongsak said that the "same multinational team" that went into the cave on Sunday to retrieve the first four boys was deployed on Monday.

 

He did not say how many boys the team hoped to bring out on Monday.

 

On Sunday, divers held the first four boys close to bring them out, and each had to wear an oxygen mask to enable normal breathing, authorities said.

 

Narongsak said rescuers had to tighten a guide rope as part of their preparations for the second phase of the rescue on Monday.

 

Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda told reporters the four boys rescued on Sunday were in good health in hospital but did not give details. There was no word on the condition of any of the people brought out on Monday.

 

INFECTION FEARS

 

Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the first four boys rescued. Some of the boys' parents told Reuters they had not been told who had been rescued and that they were not allowed to visit the hospital.

 

Narongsak said the first four rescued boys had not been identified out of respect for the families whose sons were still trapped, adding that the boys were being kept away from their parents due to fear of infection.

 

"The four children are well at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital. But they still need to be kept away from their parents and others due to fear about infection," he said.

 

Medical teams previously said concerns included hypothermia and an airborne lung infection known as "cave disease", which is caused by bat and bird droppings.

 

Somboon Sompiangjai, 38, the father of one of the trapped boys, said parents were told by rescuers ahead of Sunday's operation the "strongest children" would be brought out first.

 

"We have not been told which child has been brought out ... We can't visit our boys in hospital because they need to be monitored for 48 hours," Somboon told Reuters.

 

"I'm hoping for good news today," he said.

 

WORLD CUP FINAL

 

At least nine ambulances loaded with stretchers and blue oxygen tanks waited by the mouth of the cave on Monday. Soldiers, medics, engineers and volunteers in yellow shirts milled around but the mood was relaxed.

 

"I feel very happy, everybody is happy," said Hnin Jaiwong, the mother of one of the trapped boys, 13-year-old Sompong Jaiwong.

 

"I don't know if he is out, they didn't tell us," she said as she rested in a hut close to the mouth of the cave.

 

The cave complex is off-limits during the rainy season, which usually runs from May to October, when downpours can quickly flood it.

 

Relatives said the boys had been inside the labyrinthine complex during the dry season.

 

The fate of the boys and their coach has gripped Thailand and drawn international media attention.

 

The president of soccer's governing body, FIFA, has invited the boys to the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday if they make it out in time.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um, Patpicha Tanakasempipat, John Geddie and James Pomfret in CHIANG RAI; Additional reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Pracha Hariraksapitak, and Aukkarapon Niyomyat in BANGKOK; Writing by John Geddie; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Robert Birsel)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-07-09

 

text updated 19.37

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Rescue mission day two : four more boys evacuated

 

 

Day two of the mission to remove trapped footballers from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district was halted on Monday after four more boys were extracted to safety.

The total number of boys rescued from the cave during a rescue operation that started on Sunday was eight.

 

Five of their teammates and their assistant coach remained in the cave on Monday night pending rescue.

 

All four boys brought out of the cave on Monday were taken by ambulance to a waiting helicopter which ferried them to hospital.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30349695

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-09

 

text updated 20:20

 

 

Hooyah! Navy SEAL confirm 8 boys now out of the cave 

 

[NCC1701A]

helicopter is lifting off now

[DanaDeLuxe]

People can jump in on a new thread without having to read back 15 pages to follow.

 

On topic: Everything is good from my point of view as long as things are moving. Like they do. Stay strong, WildBoars and team of rescuers!

 

 

 

[overherebc]

Good to hear the news.

 

[theoldgit]

Off topic troll posts removed, and another couple edited.

 

 

 

 

 

[Dmaxdan]

Great! Keep them coming!!!


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[ttrd]

A little strage that it only came 1 if they take them in pair...

 

Hopefully everything is ok.

[thaibeachlovers]

Just now, ttrd said:

A little strage that it only came 1 if they take them in pair...

 

Hopefully everything is ok.

Depends on if he's sick or not. The lack of information from the authorities only leads to speculation. It's not as though they can stop people seeing a helicopter lifting off with someone on a stretcher. We don't even know if it is one of the boys.

[overherebc]

1 minute ago, ttrd said:

A little strage that it only came 1 if they take them in pair...

 

Hopefully everything is ok.

I think two at a time, one after the other.

When they are out get the next two. They will have a couple of 'rest' areas and each kid will spend a bit of time at each one.

Two teams one behind the other.

[Khuai Lek]

Great news.. great job..?

[ttrd]

1 minute ago, overherebc said:

I think two at a time, one after the other.

When they are out get the next two. They will have a couple of 'rest' areas and each kid will spend a bit of time at each one.

Two teams one behind the other.

Yes, you are probably right. I just made reference to yesterday where 2 and 2 came out of the Cave. Of course 1 can be delayed at one point as they are moving one and one.

[overherebc]

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Depends on if he's sick or not. The lack of information from the authorities only leads to speculation. It's not as though they can stop people seeing a helicopter lifting off with someone on a stretcher. We don't even know if it is one of the boys.

I think we are getting all the information required.

Kids are getting out, what else to you need to know.

[NCC1701A]

helicopter arriving at chiang rai

[Sheryl]

Rebecca Wright‏ @bexwright1 10m10 minutes ago A fifth boy has been rescued from the #ThamLuang cave, and is heading to the hospital in Chiang Rai

@raiseqalam 10m10 minutes agoambulance took the 5th boy to the helicopter for the short flight to Chiang Rai.

@SaveThai1 9m9 minutes ago A helicopter has just flown past #ThamLuang media centre opposite cave complex.

@iSmuffin 2m2 minutes ago 17.35 helo has reached the old Chiang Rai airport

 

 

 

[NCC1701A]

the boy is now moving to the hospital from the helicopter.

[Sheryl]

SIXTH now reported out!

[Cake Monster]

Fantastic news.

I hope that all are OK and well ( Kids and dive team )

God speed

[Sheryl]

@ipasinetti 2m2 minutes ago  Another boy rescued... It's the second one today

@SoraPlayed 1m1 minute ago  6th is out of the cave!

 

 

[frodo77]

Everything seems to be going smoothly. I have every confidence the rescue mission will be 100% successful.

 

[Crossy]

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

@SoraPlayed 1m1 minute ago  6th is out of the cave!

Number Six is a free man.

 

I don't do religion, but my thoughts are with the other seven. Keep them coming guys! The world is rooting for you!

 

[irishken]

anywhere streaming this in english.

cnn not showing live footage at the moment. 

[DNPBC0]

Linked to the highest level of any chain of command in circumstances like this, there needs to be a media spokesperson who is responsible for communicating regular situation-updates and is authorised to respond to questions from journalists.  This should be one of the top lessons to be learned from the cave rescue operation.

 

[tingtongtourist]

Great news.

now where is the poster who is the maths/probability expert? 

 

 6 heads tossed in a row now and im still  not tempted to bet on a tail.

 

I think he said the probability of 13 straight heads in a row went into the millions.

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

26 minutes ago, ttrd said:

A little strage that it only came 1 if they take them in pair...

 

Hopefully everything is ok.

They were taking then in 'groups' of two yesterday and some reports say they might be taking then in 'groups' of three today. However that doesn't mean that the two (or three) boys move through the cave system simultaneously.

 

Based on the descriptions given out, each boy has one diver in front and one behind and they have to be spaced out because there are places where you have to go in single file so if anyone got stuck and they had to back up you wouldn't want to have to struggle back with three more people blocking your way.

 

So as I understand it, each set of three people (one boy and two divers) would go together in a group and the next set of three would be some way behind, at least on the underwater sections.

 

When they get to the parts where they can walk, they might end up closer together, I suppose.

 

Also, it does say that a sixth boy is expected imminently.

 

Edit - and is now out, I see.

Edited July 9, 2018 by GroveHillWanderer

[canuckamuck]

Did they ever say if the plan is to get them all out tonight? 

[Sheryl]

5 minutes ago, irishken said:

anywhere streaming this in english.

cnn not showing live footage at the moment. 

There is nothing to see in live footage anyhow as the media are being kept far from both the cave and the hospital. . At most you'll see a helio in far distance or an (from those in CR town) an ambulance in the distance

[ukrules]

2 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Did they ever say if the plan is to get them all out tonight? 

No, nobody said this, could take a couple of days...

Edited July 9, 2018 by ukrules

[thaibeachlovers]

Just now, canuckamuck said:

Did they ever say if the plan is to get them all out tonight? 

Not as far as I know and 3 or 4 days has been mentioned. Would be foolish to raise expectations when no one knows if complications will happen. If it took all the bottles to get 4 out, can we expect 9 today?