12 boys, football coach rescued from Thai cave “all safe” – Navy SEAL
All 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for over two weeks have now been rescued.
The boys, ages 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach became stranded when they went exploring in the cave after a practice game. Monsoon flooding cut off their escape and prevented rescuers from finding them for almost 10 days.
The rescue operation began at 10 a.m. Sunday when expert divers entered the cave.
The Thai Navy SEALs said in a Facebook post that they were all “safe”.
“All 12 ‘Wild Boars’ and coach have been extracted from the cave,” the post said, adding “all are safe” and signing off with a simple “Hooyah”.
Four divers who stayed with the group were still to emerge, the Navy SEALs added.
