Rescuers gear up for final push to save remaining five from Thai cave

[Arkansas Granny]

Rescuers resumed preparations on Tuesday for a third rescue operation deep into a cave complex in northern Thailand to free four remaining boys and their soccer coach in a race against time and monsoon weather.

Four more of the boys were carried on stretchers out of the labyrinthine Tham Luang cave on the Myanmar border on Monday, bringing to eight the total number brought out so far after two rescue pushes in successive days.

The head of the operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said rescuers had learned from experience and were two hours faster in bringing the second batch of survivors out as scattered monsoon rains continued to risk flooding the tunnels with water.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1K0061?__twitter_impression=true

Hopefully they'll be able to finish the rescue with this push.

[applegrove]

1. Vibes to the boys and all the brave rescuers. May it go as well as the

first 2 operations.

[Tipperary]

2. I love that they have been invited to the World Cup finals!

That would be really great - although that might just be too much on top of everything. Most important is that they all get out safely.

[sheshe2]

3. I read it is the last push for all five.

The four boys and their coach, EK.

This will be the hardest retrieval, they are the weakest and will need the most help.

God speed.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. I thought they brought the sickest/weakest boys first.

[Lucky Luciano]

5. They did, but I believe the coach is weakened due to his sacrifice for the boys. nt

[sheshe2]

7. No.

These boys were left to eat and drink fluids to strengthen themselves. The coach, he is the weakest. What little food they had he gave his share to the boys. He had them huddle together for warmth, taught them to get fresh water that dripped from the walls and taught them mediation. The coach had no food for 9 days, he is the weakest and will come out last.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. He is a remarkable young man. I doubt any of them would have survived without him.

[backtoblue]

6. Kick and Rec.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Apparently CNN and Rueters are reporting a ninth boy is out of cave.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/news/live/2018/jul/10/thai-cave-rescue-third-mission-planned-to-bring-out-remaining-boys-and-coach-live-updates