Mental trauma may be greatest challenge for boys rescued from cave
"They've been put in a completely foreign and terrifying situation," experts say, which can have a long-term impact on their mental health
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"They've been put in a completely foreign and terrifying situation," experts say, which can have a long-term impact on their mental health
Rescuers working on what they hope is a final mission to save remaining trapped boys, soccer coach
Four boys, coach remain trapped in cave after two days of rescue operations
The photo symbolizes the bond and the international effort to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand
A man from Marion, Illinois, has been asked by the Thai military to use his groundwater expertise to help save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave
"I've been involved in cave rescue for 30 years and I cannot even think of one that is this complicated," said the national coordinator of the National Cave Rescue Mission
Rescue officials say four of the trapped boys have emerged safely from the cave, arriving much sooner than expected
Thai mission commander says they will they will do everything they can to minimize the risk to the boys' lives
Rescuers say they won't immediately attempt an underwater evacuation because the boys have not yet learned adequate diving skills
"There are probably many complexities that are hard to appreciate without being there in person," entrepreneur tweets
"We originally thought the boys can stay safe inside the cave for quite some time, but circumstances have changed," commander says
Thai navy says still hope survivors may be found in boat, which sits about 98 feet below surface off Phuket island
"His job was to deliver oxygen. He did not have enough on his way back," said a local governor
Crews have been trying to pump water out of the cave in an effort to get the boys to safety
John Volanthen and his partner Rick Stanton were the first to reach 12 boys inside a cave in Thailand, but their mission is far from over
More rain this weekend could make getting Thai soccer team and coach out impossible, so race is on to drop water level
The local governor in Thailand says the boys have tried on dive masks that would allow them to breathe underwater
The boys, aged 11 to 16 years old, and their soccer coach have been trapped underground by floodwaters for 11 days
The boys appeared more alert than a day ago when British divers discovered them on a muddy ledge
Efforts to rescue a group of young soccer players from a cave in Thailand have been complicated by rising flood waters
Thailand's Tham Luang Nang Non is long, treacherous and flooded, so extracting 13 people with no dive experience may take a while
12 boys from a soccer team and their coach were discovered, 10 days after they went missing inside an intricate cave system
"We found them safe, but the operation isn't over," Chiang Rai provincial governor says
Good news came just hours after rescue teams announced what they hoped would be the final push into the flooded cave network
Efforts ramp up to find soccer team and coach missing more than a week in Thailand cave network