Table of Contents
- 1 Why did the Thai football team go into the cave?
- 2 What happened to the soccer team in the cave?
- 3 How long did it take to get the soccer team out of the cave?
- 4 Who died in the cave rescue?
- 5 Who saved the Thai soccer team?
- 6 Why were the Thai kids in the cave?
- 7 How did the Thai Navy SEAL died?
- 8 How did Thai Navy SEAL dies in cave rescue?
Why did the Thai football team go into the cave?
On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach entered caves in Northern Thailand to perform a ceremony. Things drastically changed when torrential rains caused flooding that trapped them all in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.
What happened to the soccer team in the cave?
Wednesday marks three years since a flood trapped members of Thailand’s Wild Boars soccer team after they entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave on June 23, 2018. According to the Associated Press, the heavy rainstorm flooded a stream at the cave’s entrance to the point where the group couldn’t get out.
Were the Thai soccer players sedated?
They were heavily sedated with ketamine, xanax, and atropine — a saliva suppressant — before cave divers pulled them out of the complex, the BBC reported in a Monday podcast. They were so heavily drugged that some of them were barely breathing at some points.
How long did it take to get the soccer team out of the cave?
Millions of gallons of water rushed through the porous limestone, and the Boars had to flee to an elevated rock 2½ miles from the mouth of the cave. It took nine days to find them there, and it required elite cave divers, industrial-grade water pumps, several nations’ militaries and miraculous fortune to get them out.
Who died in the 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 Thai diver died?
A Thai navy SEAL who took part in the rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave has died from a blood infection he contracted during the operation, the Royal Thai Navy has said. Heavy rain flooded the cave system, leaving them trapped underground.
Who saved the Thai soccer team?
Rick Stanton, 60, is a retired British firefighter who volunteered to help with the 2018 Thai cave rescue.
Why were the Thai kids in the cave?
The 12 boys who were trapped in a Thai cave last summer were given ketamine to help protect them from hypothermia during the nerve-wracking rescue. The young football team and their 25-year-old coach were rescued from the Tham Luang cave complex after heavy rain trapped them inside last June.
How long was Thai soccer team in cave?
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.
BANGKOK — A Thai Navy 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, the Royal Thai Navy said.
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 they rescue Thai soccer team?