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How did they get the kids out of the cave in Thailand?
After the flooded section, when they reached the divers’ operating base the cave, the boys were bundled into stretchers and carried or winched along ropes, according to footage released by the Thai Navy Seals. Each journey back to the entrance took several hours.
How did the soccer team get out of the cave?
Unable to escape, the boys pulled their coach back in and weeks passed before they were discovered and reached by rescuers. Starving and quickly running out of oxygen, the team survived by drinking fresh water that dripped from a cave stalactite and repeated the mantra “su su”—Thai for “keep fighting”—to remain calm.
How were the Thailand soccer team rescued?
On July 8, the first four boys were led out of the cave by an international team of cave diving experts including Thai Navy SEALS, attached to the divers with ropes and harnesses. On July 9, four more boys are rescued and on July 10, the remaining four boys and coach are rescued after spending 17 days in the cave.
Who died in the Thailand cave rescue?
Officer Beirut Pakbara
Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara, a Thai Navy Seal, contracted a blood infection during the rescue at Tham Luang cave. Beirut was under medical supervision but his condition worsened and he died on Friday, a statement said.
How did the boys in the cave survive?
But before they were found, the group had to survive for nine days in the darkness unaware of the desperate search efforts. Dripping water, birthday snacks and meditation all helped keep the team alive until divers eventually reached them.
When did the Thai cave rescue happened?
June 23, 2018
Tham Luang cave rescue/Start dates
Who rescued the Thailand soccer team?
British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton Volanthen, 47, and Stanton, 56, first discovered the boys huddled together on an embankment 2.5 miles inside the cave 10 days after the team had gone missing.
What infection killed Thai Navy SEAL?
blood infection
The SEAL, who was part of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave, has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation.
Did everyone survive the Thai cave rescue?
It took nine days for the divers to find the boys and their coach. It took another eight days to rescue them all. After surviving with little food and water in the flooded cave, all of of the boys soccer team and their coach have since recovered after 17 days trapped in the cave.
Who saved the Thai football team?
The 2018 story of the dozen boys and their football coach who got trapped in the cave and risked being drowned by rising floodwaters gripped the world. Expert British cave divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton led the rescue effort and have now told ITV News about the mammoth effort.