Heroic Divers Rescue 4 Boys from Thailand Cave and Eight More Waiting to Be Rescued

In one of the most dangerous rescue operations, four boys were brought out safely from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand on Sunday. Now, the Divers are all set to resume the operations to rescue the remaining eight on Monday.

On Sunday, rescuers decided to go ahead with the dangerous task of rescuing the boys without wasting any more time as there was a threat of the waters rising. Weather forecast suggested that there may be more rain in the coming days which means that the Divers will have to work quickly to rescue the boys.

Narongsak Osottanakorn, governor of the Chiang Rai province said that there is a three to four day window period to free the remaining boys who have been trapped in the cave since June 23. The rescuers took the advantage of the break in the rain on Sunday to get into action. The first boy was carried out 5:40 local time. Two other boys emerged at 7:40 pm and 7:50 pm. As per reports, the first stage of the mission ran smoothly and the boys are said to be in good health and have taken to a hospital.

It’s believed that the coach is among the group of boys that have been rescued. The 25-year-old coach was said to be in the worst condition than anyone because he gave the boys all the food and water when they first entered the cave and he was suffering from malnutrition. The boys will be in Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital for a few days for evaluation.

The complex process of rescuing the boys

A total of 90 divers, 40 from Thailand and 50 from overseas are working in the complex operation. It is an exhausting process to get to the place where the boys are then making their way back to the entrance of the cave. Guide ropes are in place and alongside the ropes, the divers have to walk, wade, climb and dive. Each boy will be accompanied by two divers who will also carry the boy’s oxygen supply.

Four areas are said to be flooded inside the cave. One of the toughest and dangerous areas in the whole cave system is a section called “T Junction” which is so tight that divers will have to remove their air tanks to get through the narrow junction. There is another base called Chamber 3 which will be used as a resting point for the boys. After the exhaustive journey, the boys can rest here before making an easy exit from the entrance. Rescuers have been pumping out water from the cave and the water levels are at their lowest currently.

Thailand’s health secretary has warned that the boys will have to be quarantined for a short period of time. During this period they will not be able to see their parents. According to a hospital press statement, “the next step is to make sure those kids and their families are safe because living in cave has a different environment which might contain animals that could transmit any disease.”

Two challenges the divers face at the current moment is water and time. Rain could become a stumbling block to the rescue operations while time is running out for the ones who are inside the cave for a very long period. The heroic rescuers are doing all they can to fight these challenges and rescue the boys in one of the world’s most-watched rescue operations. The rescue mission will start after a halt for about ten hours as spent oxygen tanks are being refilled currently.