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| Thailand cave rescue: navy Seals confirm four boys have been rescued – live | Thailand cave rescue: navy Seals confirm four boys have been rescued – live |
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| Just to recap, four boys from a group of 12 children who have been trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks have been freed, authorities have confirmed. | |
| Here’s the full story from Michael Safi, Veena Thoopkrajae and Jacob Goldberg who are reporting in Mae Sai for the Guardian. | |
| The latest photos from Chiang Rai as servicemen, rescuers and volunteers head out from the cave site and onlookers cheer as the rescued boys arrive at the hospital. | |
| Steve Whitlock, an experienced caver who was part of a rescue mission in one of the deepest mines in the world in Mexico, tells the BBC that its not over until all of the people are out of the cave, “including the rescuers”. | |
| “I would caution people to just be a little bit careful because we’ve still got an awful amount of people who still need to come out of that cave. | |
| Explaining how you would give a crash course in cave diving in an emergency situation, Whitlock says “you have to put them in the gear that they’ll be moving through the cave through.” | |
| “You find a safe piece of water which isn’t submerged, ie not covered by a cave passage above, and you put them in the water, you see how they react,” he says. | |
| In Mexico, he explains, the people he rescued did not swim, they following a rope out of the cave and crawled. | |
| “Now they may well have used the same method [in Thailand], because the moment you make them neutrally buoyant - and that means that they can float around - they become more difficult to manage,” Whitlock says. | |
| This means that they are not diving straight into the unknown and you are able to reassure them with your presence. | |
| The Thai Navy Seals have said “Tonight, we can sleep well” in a Facebook post as today’s rescue operation comes to a close. | |
| “Hooyah,” the post concludes, in the tradition of the Marines. | |
| The Facebook page of the Navy SEALs suggests that the #thamlaungcave rescue operations have ended for today: “Tonight, we can all sleep well. Good night!” pic.twitter.com/ycz4rVWxCj | |
| The rescue has been concluded for the night and will resume in 10-20 hours because “we’ve used all the oxygen,” according to Narongsak, who said the healthiest were taken out first. | |
| For the next operation to happen, we cannot say. It will be between 10 and 20 hours, but not over 20. But we have to evaluate all the factors. | |
| Air tanks must be put back into place,” he added, noting that today’s progress was a “great success”. | |
| He said that 13 foreign and five Thai divers were taking part in the rescue and that two divers would accompany each boy as they’re gradually extracted. | |
| According to the BBC, the rescue mission is slated to resume at 8am local time. It is currently 9:16pm. | |
| Dan Johnston told the BBC News Channel that “its actually just falling quiet here” and “there’s been a lot of activity in the past few minutes” with people now appearing to be leaving the site for the evening. | |
| One thing to bear in mind is the tiredness levels of the cave diving exerts who are leading this operation. They have been working busily all day and it looks like some of them are actually leaving the dive site now. | |
| It looks like they’ve taken the decision that they have done as much as they can for today. | |
| The operation is set to resume at 8am local time with officials and volunteers buoyed by the fact that their method of rescuing the boys by diving has been successful insofar. | |
| The remaining eight boys and their coach remain at the original underground location near to Pattaya beach, suggesting that previous reports that six boys had been freed were inaccurate. | |
| “Our operation was more successful than we expected,” Narongsak Osatanakorn, the head of the joint command centre coordinating the rescue, said at a press briefing on Sunday. | |
| The boys travelled 1km underwater with the first coming out at 5:40pm local time. | |
| The operation chief, Narongsak Osottanakorn, says four out of the 12 boys have so far been rescued and were taken straight to hospital. | |
| He would not, however, confirm which boys have been rescued. | |
| chiang rai governor/rescue chief: only four boys have been rescued so far. pic.twitter.com/iwV1RSAcFv | |
| Rescue workers now need at least 10 hours to prepare for the next stage of this remarkable operation. | |
| Osottanakorn then thanked people around the world for their support. | |
| The press conference is underway. | |
| A round of applause erupted after Narongsak Osottanakorn, who is head of the joint command centre which is coordinating the search, said he had met the children. | |
| Chiang Rai governor confirms first boys emerged at 540pm and 550pm. “This is more successful than I expected. Everyone’s happy” | |
| Another operation to free more of the boys will commence in 10-20 hours, according to the governor. | |
| 50 foreign divers and 40 Thai divers are currently involved in the rescue operation. | |
| A helicopter flies over the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital, around 50 miles from the rescue site, following two ambulances which arrived earlier. | |
| Helicopter flies over the hospital in Chiang Rai. 2 ambulances have arrived here already. #ThaiCaveRescue #ThamLaung pic.twitter.com/eaUfypJTCS | |
| The Thai news site Khaosod English is reporting that one of the four boys rescued from the cave is being “closely monitored”. | The Thai news site Khaosod English is reporting that one of the four boys rescued from the cave is being “closely monitored”. |
| More photos have emerged of the helicopter landing, and taking off, at the rescue site and of ambulances arriving at the hospital. | More photos have emerged of the helicopter landing, and taking off, at the rescue site and of ambulances arriving at the hospital. |
| At the cave entrance, a number of rescuers were just seen to be walking away wearing illuminated hard hats. | At the cave entrance, a number of rescuers were just seen to be walking away wearing illuminated hard hats. |
| Yet more ambulances are leaving the scene, according to sources at the scene, as a helicopter flies over the press centre to rapturous applause from journalists and volunteers. | Yet more ambulances are leaving the scene, according to sources at the scene, as a helicopter flies over the press centre to rapturous applause from journalists and volunteers. |
| three ambulances have left the cave rescue site. a few more on the way out #ThaiCaveRescue 🚑 | three ambulances have left the cave rescue site. a few more on the way out #ThaiCaveRescue 🚑 |
| A press conference has been called for 9pm local time, around 30 mins from now. | A press conference has been called for 9pm local time, around 30 mins from now. |
| It is unclear whether the boys swum out, or if they were sedated and delivered by the rescuers. | It is unclear whether the boys swum out, or if they were sedated and delivered by the rescuers. |
| The US president Donald Trump has suddenly announced that his government are working closely with the Thai government to help evacuate the cave. | The US president Donald Trump has suddenly announced that his government are working closely with the Thai government to help evacuate the cave. |
| He paid tribute to unspecified “Very brave and talented people!” in what is thought to be his first public comment with regards to the Thai cave rescue operation. | He paid tribute to unspecified “Very brave and talented people!” in what is thought to be his first public comment with regards to the Thai cave rescue operation. |
| The U.S. is working very closely with the Government of Thailand to help get all of the children out of the cave and to safety. Very brave and talented people! | The U.S. is working very closely with the Government of Thailand to help get all of the children out of the cave and to safety. Very brave and talented people! |
| Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that he was sending engineers from The Boring Company, as well as SpaceX experts, to the rescue site to assist authorities, with whom he had been in contact with. | Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that he was sending engineers from The Boring Company, as well as SpaceX experts, to the rescue site to assist authorities, with whom he had been in contact with. |
| Sources are telling the Guardian’s Michael Safi that the third and fourth boys to have been rescued are receiving medical examinations outside the cave, while the fifth and sixth boys are about to emerge – or indeed may already be out. | Sources are telling the Guardian’s Michael Safi that the third and fourth boys to have been rescued are receiving medical examinations outside the cave, while the fifth and sixth boys are about to emerge – or indeed may already be out. |
| Up to four boys from a group of 12 children who have been trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks have been freed, the Guardian has confirmed. | Up to four boys from a group of 12 children who have been trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks have been freed, the Guardian has confirmed. |
| Sources in the diving team and the Thai navy confirmed the first two boys were freed late on Sunday afternoon and were airlifted to Chiang Rai city, about 50 miles away. | Sources in the diving team and the Thai navy confirmed the first two boys were freed late on Sunday afternoon and were airlifted to Chiang Rai city, about 50 miles away. |
| The Thai navy Seals Facebook page posted that an additional two boys had also been freed – the third at 7.35pm local time and the fourth 12 minutes later. | The Thai navy Seals Facebook page posted that an additional two boys had also been freed – the third at 7.35pm local time and the fourth 12 minutes later. |
| LOOK: Thai Navy SEAL Facebook page reporting 4 of the wild boar football team are out of the cave - time stamp @ 19.47 local time #thamluangcave #thamluang #ถ้ำหลวง #13ชีวิตติดถ้ำ #13ชีวิตรอดแล้ว #พาหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ThailandCaveRescue pic.twitter.com/SISbgevEKG | LOOK: Thai Navy SEAL Facebook page reporting 4 of the wild boar football team are out of the cave - time stamp @ 19.47 local time #thamluangcave #thamluang #ถ้ำหลวง #13ชีวิตติดถ้ำ #13ชีวิตรอดแล้ว #พาหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ThailandCaveRescue pic.twitter.com/SISbgevEKG |
| Unconfirmed reports are also circulating in international and local media that the first boy to be rescued was Mongkol Boonpiem, 13, while the second was Prachak “Note” Sutham, 14. | Unconfirmed reports are also circulating in international and local media that the first boy to be rescued was Mongkol Boonpiem, 13, while the second was Prachak “Note” Sutham, 14. |
| The latest photos from Chiang Rai. | The latest photos from Chiang Rai. |