Thai Govt Public Relations Dept via Twitter The first clips of the Thai soccer team recovering in hospital have been broadcast at a celebratory press conference. They can be seen wearing face masks and hospital gowns in their sterilized unit. Their parents can also be seen waving to them on the other side of a […]
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The rescued Thai boys want spicy chicken and barbecued pork, but foods are being reintroduced carefully — here’s how that works
The Thai soccer team that got stuck in a cave for more than two weeks has made it out alive. Since the boys and their coach didn’t eat anything for more than 14 days, doctors are reintroducing them to food slowly and keeping their diets bland. Reintroducing starving people to food too quickly can be […]
Pogba dedicates World Cup semi-final win to Thai boys rescued from cave
France star Paul Pogba has dedicated his team’s World Cup semi-final win over Belgium to the group of 12 Thai youngsters who were rescued from a cave after being trapped for more than two weeks. Pogba and France overcame Belgium 1-0 in St. Petersburg to book their date in the final in Moscow on July […]
The boys in the Thai cave were given anti-anxiety drugs during the rescue to help get them out
Police Thailand News/Facebook via Reuters The boys stranded in the flooded Thai cave complex were given anti-anxiety pills to calm their nerves while taken out of the cave, Thailand’s prime minister has said. A rescue diver previously floated a more radical plan of drugging the boys so they were practically unconscious and having divers carry […]
ALIVE: All 12 boys and their coach are safely out of the Thai caves after an 18-day ordeal that gripped the world
Getty Images/Business Insider The remaining five members of the Thai soccer team have been rescued from the cave today. The final four boys and their coach have been confirmed rescued after an 18-day ordeal that has gripped the world. Rescue chief Narongsak Osatanakorn said efforts were expected “quicker or at least as quick as yesterday.” […]
As many as 8 of the boys stuck in the Thai caves have now been rescued, witnesses say
Linh Pham/Getty The second phase of the rescue operation to free the stranded Thai soccer team is underway. One boy was rescued Monday, the Thai navy confirmed. Reporters have since said three more have been rescued. Four other members of the team were successfully extracted Sunday. In all, 12 boys and their coach had been […]
Elon Musk’s tiny submarine is headed for the Thai caves — but it may not make it in time to help
Max Whittaker / Getty Images Elon Musk has offered his assistance and floated plans to save the soccer team stranded in a Thai cave network. He said he sent a mini-submarine to Thailand, which is expected to arrive Monday night local time. However, rescue efforts are already underway and may be over by the time […]
The four boys rescued from a Thai cave were reportedly the weakest
REUTERS/Stringer Rescuers reportedly took the four weakest boys out of the Tham Luang caves first as the mission to free the 12 boys and their coach began on Sunday. Several media outlets reported the initial plan was to start with the strongest boys first, but the plan seems to have been reversed. Efforts to free the […]
Physical toll on trapped soccer team may hamper Thai cave rescue
The physical toll of being confined in a waterlogged Thailand cave for two weeks may complicate the rescue of the 13 still trapped inside, medical experts warn.
Operation to rescue stranded Thai football team from flooded cave begins
Rescuers in Thailand have kicked off an operation to pull 12 members of a junior football team and their coach from a flooded cave that they’ve been in for over two weeks, the head of the rescue mission has announced. “Today we are at peak readiness,” the lead rescuer said as he announced the start […]