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Missing Thai boys 'found alive' in caves Missing Thai boys found alive in caves
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All 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in caves in Thailand, the regional governor says.All 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in caves in Thailand, the regional governor says.
All 13 are safe, the governor confirmed, speaking after a mammoth search operation in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai. All of them are safe, Narongsak Osottanakorn confirmed, speaking after a mammoth search operation in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai.
Rescuers had hoped they would find safety from flooding on a mound in an underground chamber. They were discovered by naval special forces, he said.
The challenge now will be to extract the party safely, with rising water and mud impeding access.
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Rescuers had hoped they would find safety on a mound in an underground chamber.
The group's plight gripped the country and led to an outpouring of support.The group's plight gripped the country and led to an outpouring of support.
Rising water and mud had impeded the search by divers. The boys aged 11 to 16 and their coach went to explore the caves on 23 June.
The boys aged 11 to 16 and their coach went to explore the Tham Luang caves on 23 June.
Who are the group in the cave?Who are the group in the cave?
"They are all safe but the mission is not completed," the Chiang Rai governor told a press conference at the command centre at the cave entrance.
"Our mission is to search, rescue and return. So far we just found them. Next mission is to bring them out from the cave and send them home."
The governor said they would continue to drain water out of the cave while sending doctors and nurses to dive into the cave to check the health of the boys and their coach.
"If the doctors say their physical condition is strong enough to be moved, they will take them out from the cave," he said.
"We will look after them until they can return to school."