A Daring Plan To Rescue 12 Schoolboys And Football Coach Trapped In Thai Cave Underway

The evacuation of 12 school boys trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand has begun and if thing go all right, they might get out by tonight, the official carrying rescue operation said.

An extraction team of 18 international divers started operation at 10 am local time after boys¡¯anxious families were informed. All the players and their coach are expected to come out of the cave one by one by 9 pm, Governor Narongsak told reporters.

Police official guarding to Tham Luang Cave complex, reuters

Each boy will be accompanied by two divers on the 4 km journey through murky water and narrow tunnels. It¡¯s understood they will be able to walk most of the way after teams drained the water level by 30 cm last night.

¡°Today is D-Day,¡± the governor who has led the rescue announced and daily mail reported. ¡°The water level has reached the lowest it has been in ten days. We ask to pray that this operation is a success.

¡°The boys are physically and mentally fit to come out. All of the families have been told about today's operation.¡±

U.S. military personnel arrive at the Tham Luang cave complex, reuters

The idea of inserting an inflatable nylon tube into the cave system to create an underwater tunnel for the trapped boys to crawl out of is getting tested near the caves.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk had given the idea on Friday as a possible solution to bring the boys, who can¡¯t swim, to safety.

Media staff leaving the entrance of the caves, ap

Thai rescuers were pictured with the inflatable tube near the save system as rescue mission got underway today.