12 Thai boys and their football coach went missing in cave

[Camrysfa]

Thai boys already lost for a week in a cave. International teams helping in search.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/International/desperate-search-boys-soccer-team-lost-thailand-cave/story?id=56271772

 

Desperate search for boys' soccer team lost in Thailand cave hampered by rains

 

A nation continued to hold its breath Friday and hope for the safe return of 12 young soccer players and their coach who remain trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand after disappearing nearly a week ago.

 

"My son! Come on out! I'm waiting for you here!" one mother could be heard calling into the cave recently as she stood next to her child's bicycle.

 

Tham Luang, Thailand's longest cave and a popular tourist site, is said to be a labyrinth, miles of passageways and tunnels running underground that can flood up to 20 feet during heavy downpours.

 

It's believed that the coach often brought his team to the cave for fun excursions. The boys, who are between 11 and 16 years old, went missing with their coach after he took them to the cave complex after soccer practice June 24.

 

It's believed the group crawled through a narrow channel that may now be flooded after days of heavy rainfall.

 

 

 

[kdash]

waa... hope they can be found soon...

[Jman888]

Edit thread to title on the actual event.

[Hamburger]

Man....this is one big cave sia.

 

 

Hope all will be safe and return home asap.

[Mustank]

Hope all ok

[Sdxx]

Hope they can be found safely. 

[Camrysfa]

an idea of the area

 

[Camrysfa]

... about the difficulties of searching.

 

pic : cave entrance

 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2018/06/29/water-reaches-near-caves-entrance-where-13-missing/

 

[Camrysfa]

https://aecnewstoday.com/2018/day-8-heavy-equipment-relief-teams-rushed-to-thai-cave-site/

 

 

Joining cave rescue experts from Japan, the UK, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and the US Navy is a six-man team from the Beijing Peaceland Foundation.

 

The group of specialist cave divers arrived in Thailand yesterday (June 29), reportedly bringing with them ‘underwater drones, diving equipment, 3D imaging sensors, and other equipment’

 

[RH1667]

Hope the boys and the coache can be found, and recover after a good rest.

[Wt_know]

time is running out

how long can survive without food and drinking water

hopefully can find drinking water in the cave

Edited June 30, 2018 by Wt_know

[Jamesc]

https://aecnewstoday.com/2018/day-8-heavy-equipment-relief-teams-rushed-to-thai-cave-site/

 

 

Joining cave rescue experts from Japan, the UK, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and the US Navy is a six-man team from the Beijing Peaceland Foundation.

 

The group of specialist cave divers arrived in Thailand yesterday (June 29), reportedly bringing with them ‘underwater drones, diving equipment, 3D imaging sensors, and other equipment’

 

 

This one cave diver huh?

 

I don't know why but look like

 

sky diver to me. 

 

[Mcf777]

Where is our SCDF boys?

They always like to champ one leg.

 

https://aecnewstoday.com/2018/day-8-heavy-equipment-relief-teams-rushed-to-thai-cave-site/

 

 

Joining cave rescue experts from Japan, the UK, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and the US Navy is a six-man team from the Beijing Peaceland Foundation.

 

The group of specialist cave divers arrived in Thailand yesterday (June 29), reportedly bringing with them ‘underwater drones, diving equipment, 3D imaging sensors, and other equipment’

 

 

[Jman888]

Where is our SCDF boys?

They always like to champ one leg.

They need diver, not firemen.

[Pocus]

Where is our SCDF boys?

They always like to champ one leg.

Think they need cave experts which I know think we have that expertise...

I know we provided aid during their major floods.

Edited June 30, 2018 by Pocus

[Baleno]

Where is our SCDF boys?

They always like to champ one leg.

 

Better leave it to those experienced spelunkers as they are trained.

SCDF boys might be more of a hindrance in such unfamiliar terrain.

[Freeder]

Maybe can send our SCDF Raggers Dept. Over..

[Lala81]

This is cave diving. Our NDU probably have some similar skills but this is pretty specialised. Lot of these cave divers experts actually do it for their own interest.

To me, going into these big cave system is just dangerous. U never know when a flash flood will occur. Everything looks the same.

Even these divers take great risk considering there's no GPS inside these places. Your guide rope may tangle onto something. The water may be murky at times.