On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach entered caves in Northern Thailand to perform a ceremony. Things drastically changed when
torrential rains caused flooding that trapped them all in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.
Why did the kids go in the cave?
Ben Reymenants, part of the rescue team, said that the team entered the cave
as some king of initiation ceremony
where they planned to run to the end of the cave and write their names on the wall before making it back.
How did Thai soccer team end up in cave?
But
when monsoon rains hit while they’re underground and the cave’s entrance floods, the coach and his 12 players, ages 11-16, become trapped
. The team would remain stuck underground for more than two weeks, in what became a global media sensation.
What happened to the Thai kids rescued in cave?
Found alive after nine days. Rescue divers initially found the 12 young soccer players and their coach alive on July 3 after they went missing in a Thai cave 10 days earlier. Fighting against time, rain and low oxygen levels,
rescuers managed to free the first four boys successfully on July 8
.
How many people died in the rescue of the Thai soccer team?
BANGKOK — A Thai navy SEAL who was part of the dramatic rescue of
12 boys
and their soccer coach from a flooded cave has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation, the Royal Thai Navy said.
Did all the kids get out of the cave?
The 12 Thai boys and their football coach have finally been rescued after 17 days underground
. Their ordeal captured the world’s attention, as divers successfully brought them out of the flooded Tham Luang cave complex.
How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan 2 marks?
How did the physical environment at the cave affect the rescue plan? Every area of the operation presented its difficulties during the rescue process.
Theexcessive rains that threatened to flood the cave entrance and the cave hampered theevacuation efforts due to the cave’s physical environment.
How did the Thai boys get stuck?
Saturday, June 23: 12 members of a Thai boys soccer team and their coach get trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave by
torrential rain
. The boys were apparently performing a sort of initiation ceremony in the cave, and got stuck when the cave flooded, blocking their way out.
Why did the diver dies in Thailand?
A member of the rescue team that saved 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand last year has died from
an infection he picked up during the operation
, officials said. Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara, a Thai Navy Seal, contracted a blood infection during the rescue at Tham Luang cave.
How many died in Thai cave rescue?
| Rescue personnel and equipment at the cave entrance | Date 23 June – 10 July 2018 (18 days) | Deaths Saman Gunan, rescue diver and Thai Navy Seal Beirut Pakbara, rescue diver and Thai Navy Seal | Non-fatal injuries Minor scrapes and cuts, mild rashes, lung inflammation |
|---|
Did the Thai cave divers get paid?
That means that
both Harris and Challen will eventually be paid about US$1.083 million each in total
to tell their stories, while the Wild Boars and their coach will share a US$1.83 million pay day.
Is the Thai cave still open?
The cave in Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non National Park, about 40 minutes’ drive from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai, is
again open to the public
.
How much did Thai cave rescue cost?
At a cost of
over $500,000
, the money could have been allocated to other sources which could have without a doubt saved more lives. In particular, over 100 lives could have been saved in Africa with this funding.
