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Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Given Crash Course in Diving To Prepare For Hazardous Evacuation

Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Given Crash Course in Diving To Prepare For Hazardous Evacuation
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The 12 boys trapped with their football coach in a cave in Thailand were shown how to use scuba masks for the first time as they receive a crash course in diving ahead of a possible evacuation.

A new video was released on Wednesday by Thailand’s navy Seals, showing the boys smiling, even occasionally laughing with military divers while introducing themselves to the camera.

Since the boys were found on Monday night by two British volunteer divers, alive and quite miraculously well after nine days lost in the deep network of tunnels and pools, they have been joined in the cave by seven members of the Seals including two medics.

The 2.5 mile route from the cave entrance to where the boys are trapped is taking experienced divers about three hours to traverse, according to the British Cave Rescue Council, which dispatched members to help with the operation in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Chiang Rai province.

The preferred and safest option for cave rescue experts would be to clear enough water from the system to allow the boys to walk out. As of late on Tuesday, about 120 million liters of water had been pumped out, or about 1.6 million every hour, aided by unseasonably good weather.

But some Thai officials suggested there is a sense of urgency, with a new storm forecast to bring heavy rains at the weekend. If the water level rises again, the boys could be forced to wait in the cave for months until the end of Thailand’s monsoon season.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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