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  1. I agree Don. It is well worth 1000 baht to keep the cops out of almost any situation.
  2. Discovery Channel is set to air the first feature documentary of the rescue of the Wild Boars football team from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai. The hour long Operation Thai Cave Rescue will air on Friday 13th July at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel in the United States, followed by another airing on Science Channel on Saturday 14th July at 10pm ET/PT. Not sure when it will air in Europe and Asia. Check your local listings.
  3. Saman Kuman, a true hero. RIP
  4. Kyle Walker‏Verified account @kylewalker2 FollowFollow @kylewalker2 More Amazing news that all of the Thai kids are out of the cave safely! I'd like to send out shirts to them! Is there anyone who can help with an address? @England
  5. All 12 boys and the coach are out!
  6. 10 boys are now out! Just 2 boys, the coach, and the rescuers left!
  7. The 8th boy has now been rescued!
  8. 5th Boy rescued at around 4:30 PM Thai time. That's only 6 hours after the rescuers went in. This is a sign that perhaps everyone will be out today.
  9. With heavier rain expected Tuesday afternoon, I have a hunch the entire team will be coming out late tonight.
  10. Note, "critical" might not be as severe as what we usually think of as "critical condition". The 3 boys who walked out were taken by ambulance to the hospital. The plan was for every boy to be taken to the hospital, same as astronauts after a flight are taken to the hospital for tests. The boy being taken by helicopter might just be erring on the side of caution for someone who needs medical attention.
  11. Thai media reports 3 boys are out! Reuters has confirmed 2 boys are out!
  12. Here are links to two live blogs: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Live Blog CNN Live Blog
  13. Today is D-Day. They are attempting to bring out the first boy(s) today. This is a high risk operation but deemed necessary. Saman Guman, an ex Navy Seal rescue diver has already died. RIP to a true hero. Authorities have removed all non-essential personel from the cave entrance. I reckon part of the reason for this is to control the media narrative which is probably a good idea, especially if things go wrong. The announcement is light on details and I reckon the public doesn't really need to know at this time. My guess is they will try to bring one boy out first and see how it goes and then reevaluate the situation. The round trip is about 12 hours for world class cave divers without towing along a boy. Heavy rain is expected later in the week so this is viewed as the best window of opportunity for extraction. Waiting until dry season in December is not desirable due to a number of issues including oxygen supply. The whole world is watching. The best of luck to the boys and the rescuers.
  14. A young player in the foreground wears what appears to be the red England football jersey. Another younger boy wears the blue shirt of English team Chelsea.
  15. Two heroic divers believed to be from the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team have taken centre stage in efforts to rescue a group of boys trapped underground in a cave system in Thailand. Regarded as being among Britain's foremost cave divers, John Volanthen and Richard Stanton flew to Thailand over the weekend on a voluntary basis to assist with the search for the 12 boys and their coach who became trapped in the cave system in Northern Thailand ten days sago. The pair were the first to discover the group alive and well on a ledge. "Two British, volunteer cave divers found the boys at their current location, but the last 36 hours have seen a coordinated and planned approach to the rescue being led by the Thai Military and involving many other nations (including the USA, Chinese, Australians and others). "Equipment and air supplies have been ferried in to the system over the last day or so, enabling the divers to progress further in to the system than was previously possible. Diving lines have been laid to the boys’ location for other divers to follow with essential food, comforts and medical supplies. Although the group have now been reached by rescuers 2km into a complex network of caves, efforts to bring them to safety are still on going, with "significant challenges" ahead. "Although water levels have dropped, the diving conditions remain difficult and any attempt to dive the boys and their coach out will not be taken lightly because there are significant technical challenges and risks to consider," added the statement. Volanthen, who is an internet engineer from the Bristol area who runs marathons in his spare time, and his colleague Stanton, a firefighter from Coventry, are among the world's best cave divers and have led rescues in France and Norway in the past. In 2010, the pair received medals from the Royal Humane Society for their eight-day effort to save French diver Eric Establie. It is reported that they were requested by name by the French Government.
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  17. The teenage members of a Thai football team as well as their coach have been trapped in Tham Luang cave for over a week due to flooding of certain passageways. A massive rescue operation has been mounted. Authorities speculate that the lads are in a part of the cave called Pattaya Beach, a rather strange name for part of a cave. If they made it to "Pattaya Beach" the biggest issue is probably clean drinking water. Despite the flood passageways, that part of the cave is probably dry enough so it is not too cold or maybe not. Let's hope the lads make it out OK.
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