Thai cave rescue mission

It's an incredible story! Reminds me of the Chilean miners from a few years ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44688909

I wasn't expecting this to end in a happy way, but it's great to hear that the boys are alive and fairly well considering the circumstances. I hope that they manage to get them all out soon! The last ten days must have been a real nightmare for those kids and their families...

 

Incredible isn't it? Fingers crossed that the rescue mission goes well. Better to wait until it's safe than risk things by rushing.

 

Said on the news it could take until October to get them out , I thought the news reader had made a mistake but they think it might be months

 

It’s certainly a feel good story as the pessimist in me felt it was not gonna end good .
However questions must be asked of future school/outdoor activity clubs and the lack of experience entering into such environments .
But for now let’s wallow in thankfulness that they’re all ok as the optimist in me says they’ll all get out ok.

 

They will either have to learn to dive in order to get out or stay there four months until flood water recedes.

 

I was speaking to the husband about this last night and comparing it to the Chilean miners and how long it took to get them out after they were found. Hopefully they can learn to scuba dive and get out that way although the way is apparently quite difficult. In the book written about the miners (worth a read) they said that they struggled horribly with waiting once they had been found and the initial fear was over. Even with the food and medical supplies the conditions were so damp and awful they became really ill.

 

Welsh cave divers who got to them apparently...good for them, great effort and a fabulous outcome

 

Apparently most of them can't even swim, let alone scuba dive, so obviously a huge task ahead. As a parent myself, must be absolutely terrifying for the families as well as the kids themselves.

Fingers crossed they can find another way.

 

Just seen on the news one is from Bristol and the other is a retired fireman from the midlands somewhere. Apparently both are acknowledged among the best cave rescue divers in the world and one has an OBE/MBE for his previous work in the field.

 

So very sad to hear that one of the former Thai Navy divers has died after running out of oxygen
on his way out of the caves. Just underlines the gravity of this rescue excercise.
Rest in peace Saman Gunan. He truly was a hero.

 

Very sad, not to mention extremely worrying within the wider context of the rescue. Goes without saying that if a former Navy Seal has lost his life, for a bunch of untrained kids to get out will be perilous in the extreme. Fingers well and truly crossed for all concerned.

 

Yeah, I read about that this morning and my heart sank a little. I think I may have underestimated the gravity of the situation a bit. I knew that the solution is not as simple as "give the boys diving gear and push them in the water" but I still thought that it couldn't be that hard. I mean, not deadly hard at least. Even the concept of such a massive cave feels weird to me.

Anyway... If an experienced professional diver dies in the cave, what chance do the kids that can't even swim have? I'm really hoping that this case will have a happy ending without any more casualties!

 

As this situation gets worse day by day it shows more and more what a badly thought out trip this was. I know we go overboard on health and safety issues but it looks like they didn’t consider it at all when taking a bunch of kids into such a dangerous place.

 

Awful news can only imagine the stress and worry the parents of the children are going through.

 

I saw a really informative video from a diver there yesterday who was explaining each option. He said they may have to ‘package’ the children tied up with an air mask strapped over their faces and drag them out between the divers . He said it would be traumatic for them to travel in that way and very difficult for the divers but it would enable them to get them out without the children having to do any work and lesson the danger of them being able to move around and so risking their lives by panicking. It’s an awful, awful situation. He said if it could be guaranteed that they could wait it out without the water rising then that would be the safest option (whilst still miserable). However, of course, rain is predicted and oxygen levels are getting low so they may need to evacuate.

 

It really is a bad situation all round. After reading more about the likely hazards everyone
faces, I am truly mortified to even think of the possible outcomes, other than wait four months
for the flood waters to subside to attempt to get them out then. Whatever happens, prayers and thoughts
are with them, their families and brave rescuers in the hope that no more life is lost.

 

A group of four Thai and fourteen foreign divers commenced the attempt to get
the young lads and their coach out of the cave at 03:00 GMT. Details as to how it's
being undertaken have not been released. If successful, the first party should start to
emerge at circa 4 pm today.,Let's hope and pray that no more lives are lost and that
everyone involved comes out of there safely.

 

Been announced that the remaining boys and their trainer have now been safely extricated
from the caves thanks to the skill and bravery of all the divers and ancillary rescue workers.
Thank the Lord there was no further loss of life.

 

Well thank the rescuers anyway